Baked Mac-n-Cheese and??????

[Tazicket]

How do you make yours? I've tried several recipes and they were not good at all.

I don't know about everybody else, but we take ours out of the Stouffer's box and pop it in the microwave.

 

[FayeW]

How do you make yours? I've tried several recipes and they were not good at all.

I'd like a recipe, too, please.

I love Stouffers, but they only sell it in single serving size here, no family size.

 

[Todd&Copper]

If you use it as a main dish, you can just have salad or another veggie with it.
If you use it as a side, growing up I had it with ham slices or with fried fish.

If you throw in a can of beans, I think you will have made a Chuck Wagon, which can be served with zuchani.

 

[Pooh's Pixie]

I use the recipe from the Ronzoni elbow macaroni box. It is not hard, just lots of cheese and milk. It is so yummy, my kids call it "gooey mac & cheese" and it is the main dish for us (it makes a lot and it is filling!)

 

[mistygapa]

Mac-n-cheese for us is simply a main dish in itself - the ultimate comfort food - served with stewed tomatoes. Kind of a Pennsylvania thing I guess, but it sure is good!

Quick hint on making your own mac-n-cheese - I always check out the deli section for "cheese ends". These are the pieces that they can't slice anymore so they package them and sell them rather than just throw them out. It's usually a mixture of different kinds of cheese and makes for a delightful mac-n-cheese. Plus it's a lot cheaper than buying packaged cheese.

 

[OceanAnnie]

Mac-n-cheese for us is simply a main dish in itself - the ultimate comfort food - served with stewed tomatoes. Kind of a Pennsylvania thing I guess, but it sure is good!

Quick hint on making your own mac-n-cheese - I always check out the deli section for "cheese ends". These are the pieces that they can't slice anymore so they package them and sell them rather than just throw them out. It's usually a mixture of different kinds of cheese and makes for a delightful mac-n-cheese. Plus it's a lot cheaper than buying packaged cheese.

Thanks for the tip! I've never heard of that!

 

[JennyMominRI]

Mac-n-cheese for us is simply a main dish in itself - the ultimate comfort food - served with stewed tomatoes. Kind of a Pennsylvania thing I guess, but it sure is good!

Quick hint on making your own mac-n-cheese - I always check out the deli section for "cheese ends". These are the pieces that they can't slice anymore so they package them and sell them rather than just throw them out. It's usually a mixture of different kinds of cheese and makes for a delightful mac-n-cheese. Plus it's a lot cheaper than buying packaged cheese.

I always buy deli ends of meat and cheese..Love um

 

[Dopey Sharon]

Meatloaf always goes with homemade macaroni and cheese in my house.

 

[NMAmy]

At my house, mac-n-cheese is always served with meat loaf. I think my mom always used to make them at the same time so one without the other feels wrong to me.

 

[Lachesis00]

Ummm I want a good home-made recipe for baked mac and cheeesey. Now I'm craving it *grrrrrr*.

 

[lulubelle]

We rarely eat Mac and Cheese and when we do it is Stouffer's, but I bake it, not microwave it. And it is always a side dish. Usually to Ham (again, a rarity) or Meatloaf. And I agree, greenbeans go best with this combo. It must be a regional thing

 

[KirstenB]

How about BBQ chicken? I love this with Mac n Cheese and green beans. I like fried chicken better, but I'm on week 4 of this dumb diet!

 

[marybet]

I always serve it with baked beans. When I was growing up my grandmother made stewed tomatoes to go with it, I didn't like stewed tomatoes.

 

[wvjules]

Well DD ended up going to the mall and spent the night with a friend so I had soup for dinner. I was soooooo looking forward to baked man-n-cheese too. I can't remember that last time I had it. So its dinner tomorrow night along with fresh rolls and baked chicken and/or a salid.

 

[BuckyFan04]

I just made baked mac & cheese last week and we had lots of leftovers. We had ring bologna with it a few nights, and barbecued ham steaks another night.

 

[spb999]

At my house, mac-n-cheese is always served with meat loaf. I think my mom always used to make them at the same time so one without the other feels wrong to me.

This is how my mom used to serve it as well

 

[SandraVB79]

Can someone post a good recipe please?
They don't sell boxes of the American kind of mac-and-cheese here, so can only eat it while on vacation
Would like to eat it at home too!

 

[T. Bear]

I love baked Mac-n-cheese. Usually served as a main disha tour house sometimes a side. when used for a main dish top it off with some stewed tomatoes.

 

[Todd&Copper]

I don't use a recipe when I make it. I just boil the elbows (or other pasta) al dente, then I make a rue (sp?) with butter and flour in a saucepan, add milk (I think about 2 - 3 cups??? but I don't measure) about a half cup at a time until desired consistency, and then add shredded cheese (usually a mixture of cheddar, gouda, and mozzarella - maybe a pound total???? no idea at all b/c again, I don't measure, I taste) and stir until melted. Then I pour it over the pasta, which I have placed in a casserole dish and bake. Some people put a breadcrumb crust on top, and I have done that occasionally, but I don't always do it.

 

[disneyjunkie]

I don't use a recipe when I make it. I just boil the elbows (or other pasta) al dente, then I make a rue (sp?) with butter and flour in a saucepan, add milk (I think about 2 - 3 cups??? but I don't measure) about a half cup at a time until desired consistency, and then add shredded cheese (usually a mixture of cheddar, gouda, and mozzarella - maybe a pound total???? no idea at all b/c again, I don't measure, I taste) and stir until melted. Then I pour it over the pasta, which I have placed in a casserole dish and bake. Some people put a breadcrumb crust on top, and I have done that occasionally, but I don't always do it.

My recipe is pretty much the same.

I never measure anything and I only use mild cheddar cheese.(Lots and lots of cheese)

Once the melted cheese is mixed with the macaroni, I layer it into a casserole dish. I place some of the mixture in the dish then cover with cheese. Cover that layer with more of the mixture. I keep layering until all of the mixture is used. Before placing the dish into the oven, I cover the top with more cheese. As soon as the top layer is hot and bubbly, it's done.

Yes, we're having macaroni & cheese and fried chicken for dinner tonight.