Delicious And Easy Macaroni And Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour, salt, and pepper until smooth, about 5 minutes. Slowly pour milk into butter-flour mixture while continuously stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbling, about 5 minutes. Add Cheddar cheese to milk mixture and stir until cheese is melted, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Fold macaroni into cheese sauce until coated.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over a medium heat.
• Stir in flour and salt.
• Add milk and macaroni to saucepan, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and cover.
• Simmer for 15 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add cheese, and stir until cheese melts.
• Serve.

Steps:

• Boil the macaroni for 4 minutes or until half-cooked (salt the water!)
• In a medium saucepan heat the half-and-half with cayenne, salt and pepper. Add macaroni and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese and cook on medium heat until the cheese melts. Pour into a buttered casserole and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 15 minutes until the cheese melts.

Steps:

• cook pasta according to box directions and preheat oven to 350.
• while pasta is cooking, melt butter in a medium sauté pan. once melted stir in flour and pepper.
• whisk flour until incorporated and bubbling.
• slowly add milk. stir often until milk begins to thicken and bubbles form.
• turn off heat and add 1/4 cup of parmesan and 1 1/2 cups of the cheddar cheese. whisk until combined.
• gently fold in cooked pasta and transfer to a baking dish, i typically use an 8x8 casserole.
• top with reserved parm and cheddar cheeses and dust lightly with bread crumbs.
• bake until lightly toasted on top.