Beefy Cheesy Mac Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no pink shows; drain excess fat. In the large pot, combine macaroni, beef, tomato soup, tomato juice and corn; heat through. Stir in cheese.

Steps:

• Brown meat in large skillet; drain.
• Stir in tomatoes and water; cover. Bring to boil. Stir in Macaroni and the Cheese Sauce Mix; simmer, covered, on medium-low heat 10 min. Stir.
• Top with shredded cheese. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in large pot of boiling salted water until done; drain.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large frying pan and sauté onion until softened.
• Add ground beef and cook until browned.
• Add tomatoes, thyme, oregano and salt to taste.
• Cook about 5 minutes to blend flavors.
• In a small saucepan, whisk together flour and milk.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture comes to a boil.
• Continue cooking 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and stir in 3/4 cup cheese.
• Stir until cheese is melted.
• Stir into meat sauce.
• Combine with macaroni.
• Pour into prepared baking dish.
• Top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
• Bake at 375° until golden, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the corn and soup. Set aside 1/2 cup cheese for topping; stir remaining cheese into meat mixture until melted. Gently stir in macaroni until coated. , Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Top with reserved cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.

Steps:

• 1. This recipe can be made vegetarian, leave out the hamburger and add 2 cups of fresh mixed vegetables,i.e. broccoli, mushrooms,spinach, carrots, etc.
• 2. Cook elbow macaroni "Al dente",according to instructions on box,drain, add to large casserole.
• 3. Fry hamburger with onion and garlic until no longer pink, drain any fat through colander, add drained mixture to casserole.
• 4. Add cheese soup, no water, and tomatoes with juice to casserole.
• 5. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly to evenly distribute ingredients through out casserole.
• 6. Spread grated or sliced cheddar evenly over top of casserole.
• 7. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, bake, uncovered for 30 minutes or util bubbling around edges of casserole and cheese topping is melted and slightly browned.
• 8. If making ahead of time, add 5 to 10 minutes to cooking time to heat refrigerated casserole completely through. Watch that cheese does not over brown. I leave foil on for the first 20 minutes of cooking time if I have made this a day or two before cooking. Then I remove foil for the last 20 minutes.