5 Cheese Mac And Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Grease a 2 quart casserole dish, and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cook macaroni to desired tenderness and drain, set aside.
• Combine melted butter and breadcrumbs (if using), set aside.
• Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat, whisk in flour and cook, whisking constantly for 2 to 3 minutes,.
• Add hot milk slowly, whisking constantly, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until thickened.
• Add the grated cheeses to the sauce in small batches, whisking until each one is melted completely.
• Remove from heat, add salt and pepper, and taste to see if it needs more seasoning.
• Combine noodles and cheese sauce and mix well, then mix in cubed cheese.
• Pour into casserole and top with breadcrumbs or cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until well browned.

Steps:

• Cook 2 cups macaroni noodles in salted boiling water for only about 6 minutes > do not over cook as they will continue to cook in the oven.
• While noodles are cooking: mix eggs, milk, cream cheese, melted butter and spices together in large mixing bowl.
• Drain noodles.
• Add noodles and all the shredded cheese to egg mixture.
• Pour into a greased 9x13 baking pan.
• Bake in a 325 degree oven for 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
• In a large pot or dutch oven, cook macaroni according to package directions, salting the water with 2 teaspoons of salt. Drain and return to the warm pot.
• Add butter to warm macaroni and mix until melted. Season with the remaining salt and pepper.
• Add half of the cheddar cheese, mozzarella, provolone, gouda, and feta cheese. Mix well.
• Add eggs and evaporated milk, mix until fully incorporated.
• Transfer to a 9x13-inch (23 x 33 cm) baking dish and top with the remaining cheddar cheese.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, until the top has nicely browned.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter the bottom and sides of a deep 13-by-9-inch baking dish.
• Make the sauce. In a large bowl, mix the ingredients in order, combining completely between additions. Start by adding the flour, paprika, ground mustard, garlic, scallions, hot sauce, cream cheese, a pinch of salt and more grinds of black pepper than normal. Mix this until combined completely. In a liquid measure, mix the heavy cream and pasta water together and add slowly to the bowl while whisking. Add the Cheddar, Gouda, mozzarella and Pecorino Romano cheeses.
• Bake. Add the pasta to the bowl of liquid and stir until the liquid seeps into the elbows and everything is distributed evenly. Pour into the prepared dish. Level with the back of your spoon. Toss together the Cheddar and mozzarella in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over the top. Bake until the edges are bubbly and the top is golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the fusilli and cook for 1 to 2 minutes less than the package instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water, then drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and remove all but 2 tablespoons of the grease from the skillet. Add the thyme, onion and garlic to the skillet and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the wine and cook until mostly evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the cream and heat until bubbly, 30 seconds. Gradually add the fontina, Cheddar, Romano and Gruyère in handfuls, letting each combine with the cream before adding the next.
• Add the pasta to the skillet along with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Toss everything together, thinning with the reserved pasta water if needed. Divide the pasta into 8-ounce individual gratin dishes (or 1 flameproof casserole dish) and set on a baking sheet. Divide the mozzarella pearls over the top of the pasta.
• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to broil.
• Broil on the center rack until the mozzarella pearls are brown and the pasta is bubbling, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove and garnish with the cooked bacon and sliced scallion greens.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cook macaroni according to package directions until al dente; drain.
• Melt 2 tbsp butter in sauce pan over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add milk; cook 6 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; stir in 1 1/2 cups cheeses. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over noodles and combine.
• Transfer to a 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup cheese.
• Bake 45 minutes or until top is crisp and beginning to brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Baking the bacon a rack on top of a sheet pan for about 20mins at 400°F Put the bacon on a plate lined with paper towels and crumble when it is cool.
• In a large pot of boiling salted water, add a drizzle of olive oil to the water. Cook the pasta according to the boxes directions. Drain well.
• heat the milk in a small saucepan, but don't boil it. In a medium size saucepan, melt the butter and prepare a rue with the flour. Whisk in the hot/warm milk and cook for 1 minute or 2 (until thick and smooth). Off the heat, add all the cheese, 1 tsp salt, some pepper, and a dash nutmeg. Stir in the pasta and bacon.
• Pour the pasta and cheese mixture into a baking dish (13" x 9" x 2"). Put the bread slices and basil in a food processor and pulse until there are crumbs. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the top of the pasta. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes at 400° F (or until the sauce is bubbly and the pasta is browned on the top).