Good recipe for macaroni cheese?

pick your favs:

mac & cheese:

-noodles (any shape, any size)

-mozerella cheese

cook pasta. drain & put cooking pan. sprinkle mozerella cheese all over noodles. (optional: breadcrumbs & parmesean cheese on top as a crust) bake until cheese is bubbly & brown

mac & cheese with a twist:

-noodles

-cheese

-1/2 onion

-1 lb mushrooms

-2 cloves garlic

sautee veggies in oil. cook pasta. drain & put into frying pan with veggies. let noodles soak up all flavors. put all noodles & veggies in cooking pan. sprinkle cheese all over noodles. (optional: breadcrumbs & parmesean cheese on top as a crust) bake until cheese is bubbly & brown.

easy no bake mac & cheese with a twist:

-noodles

-cheese

-mushrooms, cut up

-cherry tomatoes, cut up

cook noodles. strain & put in a bowl/on a plate. sprinkle cheese onto noodles. put in microwave for 40-45 seconds. mix. sprinkle mushrooms & tomatoes. mix around. put in microwave for 40-45 seconds.

hope I helped! Enjoy!

Boil Macaroni . Once Tender Put Into A Deep And Wide Pan Stir In Cheese , milk Salt And Pepper . One All Stirred In Even The Macaroni Out And Put A Thick Layer Of Cheese On Top . Put In Over On 375 For A Hour . Let Sit For 30 Mins An Yu Have Southern Style Mac N Cheese

The basis for the cheese sauce is a bechamel, which is a fancy name for a milk, butter, and flour gravy. You mix equal parts flour and butter (say, 1/4 cup each) together in a saucier or sauce pan on medium high heat. You can also toss in about 1 teaspoon of salt (kosher if you have it) and 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper. Whisk this together continuously until it starts to toast slightly (it will start to turn tan - it should take about 5 minutes). Then slowly pour in 2 cups of whole milk, again whisking continuously. It should take at least 30 seconds to pour the milk in. As this heats up, it will start to thicken. When it's the consistency of thick gravy, add 2 cups (12 ounces by weight) of shredded cheese. Continue to whisk this together until the cheese is fully melted and blended in. You now have a cheese sauce.

The cheese you add would just be a good melting cheese. I know you said you didn't like it, but cheddar is a good melting cheese. So is jack, edam, meunster, gruyere, or even Swiss. So, you still have a lot of choices. Edam and meunster are kind of creamy. Jack is mild, but melts like cheddar. And, gruyere and Swiss have a very nutty flavor that works well combined together.

You should always use some kind of pasta that is hollow, because it holds the sauce better. So, elbows, penne, and even small shells are fine. If you're going to bake the mac & cheese as a casserole, only boil the pasta for about half the time (5 minutes) that it usually takes to get al dente. It will continue to cook and absorb moisture when being baked.

Bread crumbs are a good topping for a baked mac & cheese. I use about a half cup of panko (Japanese) bread crumbs that I toast in a skilled with a couple ounces of butter to start the browning process. Those then go on last. And, a sprinkle of parmesan or romano cheese is a nice touch.

You can also add different ingredients to the mac & cheese. For example, mashed up roast garlic is great. As is diced ham or crumbled bacon. I've even seen lobster mac & cheese and have added chunks of shrimp to mine. For a bit of a kick, add about 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper to the cheese sauce (you could also use pepper jack for the cheese). About the same amount of freshly ground nutmeg is also a good flavor. One trick I also do sometimes if I'm putting bacon in the mac & cheese is to use 1/4 cup of bacon drippings instead of the butter for the cheese sauce.

However you finish it off, put it in a 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes and let it sit for about 10-15 minutes to rest before serving. This also lets it cool to where it's not like molten lava when you eat it.

this is how i make homemade mac and cheese. i boil the macaroni shells then grain them and put them back in the hot pot and back on the stove eye on around medium heat. then i take sandwhich cheese and put as much of that cheese in there as you like (also could use Veovita cheese) add some milk salt and pepper let cheese melt and there you go my homemade mac and cheese

equal parts butter/flour

stir in cream

once mixture is hot, add desired cheese (I like jack and fontina)

once all the cheese is melted in sauce, pour over partially cooked noodles.

Put in oven