Macaroni and Cheese

[JC2]

Do you make yours any other way than the traditional noodles and cheese? I know some people add ham, others add tomatoes... some people use a white sauce, others use cheddar cheese.... etc.
What about you?

 

[mrsdon]

I use a lot of veletta and a huge spoon of sour cream and a lot of a cheddar/jack mix.

Its really chessy. I also add some of the Frechs dried onins close to the end of the cooking time.
Its really yummy.

 

[poohtown]

dd9 only likes traditional mac & cheese, of course. But dd15(tomorrow dd16) adds, cooked hamburger, and salsa.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Elbow Noodles, Crackerbarrel Cheese (extra sharp cheddar & marbaled), Ham Cubes & Milk

 

[liznboys]

When I want GOOD mac n cheese, I make it with elbow macaroni, diced tomatoes, cheddar cheese, flour, margarine and milk. It's a Del Monte recipe.

It's soooooooooo yummy!!!!!!! I like to serve it with steamed broccoli and sauteed lean turkey sausage.

 

[pumba]

raining and yucky......so macaroni and cheese is on my menu

I make the white sauce and melt the pound or so of extra sharp cheddar cheese and then mix it up with the macaroni and italian breadcrumbs on top and bake in the oven for a few.......delicious

 

[powellrj]

I love homemade mac and cheese (white sauce and bake it) kids would rather have the boxed shells and cheese. DS even wants me to send it to him in the Army (easy mac that is)

 

[JC2]

You guys have some YUMMY sounding ways of making macaroni and cheese! I am definitely going to try some of them!

 

[IMGONNABE40!]

I like mine with salsa and/or diced peppers. I also like to bake it with a topping made from crushed cheez-its.

 

[Micca]

Is there such a thing as "bad" mac & cheese? Even the stuff in a box is ok in a pinch

 

[swea_pea1]

I would never eat it, but my kids love it when I cut up a hotdog in their mac & cheese

 

[WDWLVR]

I make it from scratch with a white sauce, american cheese and parmesan cheese. Bake it first and then put it under the broiler for a few minutes to brown the top. Yum!

 

[robsmom]

I watched Emeril once and he said the key to a good mac & cheese was a variety of cheeses. I have experimented for a while and have gotten good! The adults like my mac&cheese on holidays but I have learned to keep the "stinky" cheeses out for the kids. i start with a traditional white sauce (ru? or roo?). milk, some butter and some flour. then I melt in cheeses and add milk as necessary. I use locattelli, provelone, swiss, and cheddar. The main key that I have found is that I really don't bake it for very long at all - stays creamier if I only bake for 15 or 20. if is going in the chafing dish, maybe only 10 or 15minutes.

 

[Princess Dot]

We love the mac and cheese at the Outback from the kids menu. I asked them for the recipe once, but it just did not taste the same at home.

Truly, my kids love the original Kraft "cheese and macaroni". Homemade versions have too much of a strong cheese flavor to them.

 

[Flyfly_Eclipse]

Originally posted by swea_pea1
I would never eat it, but my kids love it when I cut up a hotdog in their mac & cheese

Yummmmmmm!!!! Adds the meat to the meal...I love adding Oscar Meyers cheese hotdogs to my Kraft Mac and Cheese (I'm a picky eater...can only eat the stuff from the blue box...LOL)

 

[MosMom]

I put tuna and peas into mine to sneak in some protein and veggies for my little boy who doesn't eat a wide variety of foods. My daughter doesn't like it that way but since she eats healthy I don't make her eat it that way.

 

[Gupsmom]

Nothing fancy...just noodles, low fat velveta and a splash of milk.

Jess

 

[Planogirl]

I like the boxed Velveeta and Shells so I never buy it or else I'll eat too much of it. DS likes any Mac and Cheese mixed with Ranch Style Beans. To each his own.

 

[browneyes]

My dd won't eat it unless it's just the shells and cheese. Although, if I make the blue box, I put a lot of milk and butter in it and make it soupy for her, she'll eat it that way too.

 

[Stepharoonie!]

Traditional mac n' cheese here only!