Potluck Macaroni And Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Butter a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Drain well, but do not rinse.
• Whisk the cream, milk, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in large bowl to blend. Stir in 1 cup Fontina, 1/2 cup Parmesan, 1/2 cup mozzarella, ham, if using, and parsley. Add the noodles and toss to coat. Transfer the noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish. Toss the remaining 1 cup Fontina, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup mozzarella in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the noodle mixture. Bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheese melts and begins to brown on top, about 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until it is al dente, about 6 minutes. Strain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water. Set aside.
• Heat the half-and-half and cayenne in a large saucepan over medium heat until it just comes to a simmer. Continue simmering until the half-and-half is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 15 minutes. Add the cream cheese and stir until melted. Whisk in the Cheddar and Gruyere until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Add the macaroni to the saucepan and stir to combine. Stir in some of the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce if needed. Season to taste with salt if needed. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente; drain. Transfer to a greased 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients., Cook, covered, on low 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reads at least 160°, stirring once.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook the macaroni until still slightly firm. Drain and set aside.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg. In a large pot, melt the butter and sprinkle in the flour. Whisk together over medium-low heat. Cook for a couple of minutes, whisking constantly. Don't let it burn. Pour in the milk, add the mustard and whisk until smooth. Cook until very thick, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low.
• Take 1/4 cup of the sauce and slowly pour it into the beaten egg, whisking constantly to avoid cooking the eggs. Whisk together until smooth. Pour the egg into the sauce, whisking constantly. Stir until smooth. Add in the cheese and stir to melt. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt and the pepper. Add any additional spices if desired. Taste the sauce and add more salt and seasoned salt as needed! DO NOT UNDERSALT.
• Pour in the drained, cooked macaroni and stir to combine. Serve immediately (while it's still very creamy) or pour into a buttered baking dish, top with extra cheese and bake until bubbly and golden on top, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Fry the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until slightly crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove from the pan and cut into bite-size pieces.
• In a separate pan, cook the onions in the butter over a low heat until caramelized, 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Use a fork to crumble the gorgonzola.
• Put the bacon, caramelized onions and crumbled gorgonzola into separate bowls. Serve as delicious toppings for both sliders and macaroni cheese.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine milk, water and macaroni; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer until macaroni is tender and almost all the cooking liquid has been absorbed, 12-15 minutes, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low; stir in cheeses until melted. Season with salt and pepper.

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• Fold two 18-in.-long pieces of foil into two 18x4-in. strips. Line perimeter of a 4-qt. slow cooker with foil strips; spray with cooking spray., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels, reserving drippings. In same skillet, heat 2 tablespoons bacon drippings over medium heat; cook pasta in drippings 2 minutes or until edges turn translucent. Transfer to slow cooker., In same skillet, heat 1/4 cup bacon drippings over medium heat. Add flour, garlic powder, onion powder and, if desired, paprika. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until flour begins to turn pale golden brown. Gradually whisk in milk and broth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheeses; transfer to slow cooker. Stir in pasta. Cook, covered, on low 2-3 hours or until pasta is tender. Top with bacon.

Steps:

• Pour water and salt into a medium pot and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the shell pasta, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the water has cooked down a bit, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the milk, and continue boiling for another 5 minutes. Add the Cheddar, Parmesan, pepper, and mustard; stir until the cheese melts and the sauce is thick and creamy. The starch from the pasta thickens the sauce as the pasta cooks.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Boil macaroni as desired on box.
• Heat margaine in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat.
• Cook onions in margarine for about 2 minutes.
• Stir in flour, salt, and pepper. Cook until mixture bubbles.
• Stir in milk. Heat to boiling stirring constantly.
• Remove pan from heat and add Velveeta cubes.Stir cheese until melted.
• Put macaroni in an ungreased casserole dish and pour cheese mixture into dish. Stir until macaroni is completely coated.
• Stir in shredded cheddar.
• Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until bubbly.

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package instructions for al dente and drain.
• Transfer to a greased 5 quart slow cooker and stir in remaining ingredients.
• Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer reads at least 160 (2 to 2 1/4 hours, stirring once).

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and adjust racks to the middle. Grease a 13 by 9-inch baking dish with butter.
• In a large pot of boiling salted water over medium heat, add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain the pasta and reserve.
• Add 4 tablespoons butter to a large pot over medium heat. Once the butter shimmers, add the shallots and garlic and saute until translucent. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the tomato paste and flour and stir to toast, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the white wine and reduce, by half, about 2 minutes. Slowly add the cream, whisking well to remove any lumps. Add the paprika, cayenne, and bay leaf. Bring the cream up to a simmer and turn the heat to low. Let reduce until the cream is thick and can coat a spoon, about 5 to 10 minutes. When thickened, remove the bay leaves.
• Stir in the grated cheeses, a handful at a time, combining well after each addition. Add the chopped lobster meat to the sauce and stir well. Add the pasta and stir. Add to the greased baking dish and sprinkle with the panko crumbs and parsley. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle individual servings with parsley.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt butter in large saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in flour. Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in milk. Cook until mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Add cubed VELVEETA. Cook and stir until VELVEETA is melted. Stir in cooked, crumbled bacon. Stir in macaroni, tossing to coat pasta thoroughly with sauce.
• 2. Spoon into a buttered 9x13 casserole dish.
• 3. Bake 45 minutes, uncovered, or until bubbly and slightly browned on top.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix 1 cup of mild and 1 cup of sharp cheddar cheeses and set aside.
• Bring large pot of salted water to a boil. Add macaroni, cook according to package directions. Drain and transfer to large bowl.
• In smaller bowl, combine butter, milks, egg, salt, pepper, nutmeg and sugar, mix well
• Stir into macaroni making sure all macaroni is coated. Add colby jack, velveeta and mild/sharp cheese mixture. Stir well to distribute cheeses.
• Pour mixture into 9x11 glass baking dish. Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 350F for 35-45 minutes or until bubbly hot.
• Remove from oven sprinkle top with paprika and return to broiler for 3 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes before serving.
• Macaroni may be assembled ahead of time and refrigerated over night or frozen 30 days before baking. If refrigerated increase baking time to 90 minutes. If frozen allow to thaw in refrigerator 8 hours or over night and increase bake time to 1 hr 45 minute Always place cold Pyrex into cold oven to prevent cracking.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 10 1/2x13 1/2-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; stir 1 teaspoon salt and vegetable oil into boiling water. Gradually stir macaroni into the boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until macaroni are tender but still slightly firm, about 10 minutes. Drain well and pour macaroni into prepared baking dish.
• Pour Alfredo sauce into a 3-quart microwave-safe bowl and stir processed cheese into sauce; microwave on 60 percent power for 6 minutes. Stir sauce mixture and microwave for 5 more minutes on 60 percent power. Season with black pepper and paprika. Stir 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese into mixture until cheese has melted and sauce is thick and smooth.
• Pour half the cheese sauce over macaroni and stir to coat; pour in remaining cheese mixture and stir again. Spread remaining shredded sharp Cheddar cheese over macaroni. Top casserole with bread crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbling, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Broil casserole under oven's broiler for 3 to 4 minutes if you like a browned top. Let macaroni and cheese stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Heat the milk in a small saucepan. Stir in mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and hot sauce. Set aside.
• Stir 1 1/2 tablespoons butter and 3 cups cheese into the drained macaroni. Pour the hot milk mixture over the cheese and macaroni. Transfer to prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheddar on top. Combine the bread crumbs with the melted butter, and spread over the top. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, and then place under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes.

Steps:

• Brown the meat and drain.
• Add spaghetti sauce and let simmer.
• Boil macaroni as directed on box.
• Drain macaroni and add back to pot.
• Add the cheese from the macaroni and cheese dinner.
• When the cheese is distributed, add the spaghetti sauce mixture.
• Mix well.
• Pour into 13x9 casserole dish.
• Cover the mixture with the Kraft singles.
• Bake at 375F for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Boil macaroni about 8 minutes, until al dente, and drain well.
• Meanwhile melt 1/4 cup butter and whisk in flour until smooth.
• Add milk a little at a time, whisking until smooth; bring back to a boil.
• Repeat until all the milk is added.
• Stir in white pepper and garlic powder.
• Remove from heat, slowly stir in the Velveeta cheese and Cheddar cheese, mixing until smooth.
• Stir in macaroni, set aside.
• Fry the onion and kielbasa to brown meat.
• Stir in broccoli, cook for 5 minutes to warm through.
• Stir mixture into the macaroni and cheese.
• Pour into a large crock pot or a 9x13 baking dish.
• Mix bread crumbs, melted butter and parsley together; sprinkle over macaroni and cheese.
• Bake in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 30 minutes.