Moms Macaroni Supreme Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Cook and drain macaroni as directed on package using minimum cook time.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion, salt and pepper in butter, stirring occasionally, until onion is crisp-tender.
• In small bowl, mix flour and milk until smooth; stir into onion mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in cheese until melted. Stir in macaroni. Into ungreased 1 1/2-quart casserole, spoon macaroni mixture.
• Bake about 30 minutes or until bubbly and light brown.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions however cook until al-dente- or approximately 2 minutes less that it says to cook. Drain noodles. Do not rinse.
• Take a 9x13" pan and butter well. Sprinkle parmesean cheese on bottom of pan and set pan aside.
• Heat half and half, milk, butter and salt together over medium heat until hot. DO NOT BOIL. ( A non-stick pot is great so that the milk won't stick and burn on the bottom.) Take out 1 cup of the milk / butter mixture and set aside.
• Stir pasta into hot milk mixture and cook over medium heat until pasta and milk thickens, about 20 minutes.
• Pour pasta into prepared pan. Drizzle the reserved 1 cup milk mixture over top. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
• Bake at 400' for 25 minutes or until top is beginning to brown and it is bubbly.
• Cut into squares and scoop out to serve.

Steps:

• •Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat. Add the cheeses, stirring until cheese is melted. Drain macaroni.
• • Transfer macaroni to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Pour cheese sauce over macaroni; mix well. Melt the remaining butter; add the bread crumbs. Sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30 minutes or until heated through and topping is golden brown.

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until tender; drain.
• Mix cooked macaroni with butter, stirring well.
• While macaroni is cooking, cook ground beef, garlic and onion in a large skillet until beef is browned and cooked through.
• Drain any accumulated fat.
• Add chili powder, salt, pepper, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes (with their juice), mixing well.
• Bring meat mixture to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until macaroni is done.
• Mix meat mixture with cooked buttered macaroni (do NOT add any additional milk as package suggests).
• Sprinkle contents of cheese packets into pasta and stir until blended.
• Serve garnished with grated cheddar, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking dish; set aside.
• In a Dutch oven, combine milk, 1 cup cream, butter, and salt. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add pasta; cook for 12 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; add 1 cup Parmesan cheese, stirring until cheese is melted. (Or, you can simply have already boiled pasta and then add the cooked and drained pasta into the cream mixture, and then stir in the Parmesan cheese. You can also add a cup of shredded cheddar cheese, if you desire). (You can also substitute the pasta for peeled and cut cooked potatoes for a lovely scalloped or au gratin potatoes).
• Spoon pasta mixture into prepared baking dish. (Stir in chunks of cooked ham, if desired). Pour remaining 1 cup cream over pasta. Top with remaining 1 cup Parmesan cheese (and some shredded cheddar cheese, too, if you wish). Evenly sprinkle parsley and paprika over top of cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned and bubbly.