Best Beefy Mac Recipes

BEEFY MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Reserve 3/4 cup of the cooking water, then drain the pasta. Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and chili powder and stir until brick red, about 2 minutes. Add the beef and cook, stirring, until browned, 4 minutes. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt. Spread the mixture in a 3-quart flameproof baking dish. Preheat the broiler. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a pot over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the milk and reserved cooking water, bring to a simmer and cook, whisking, until thick, 2 minutes. Add 2 cups cheese, the cooked pasta and 3/4 teaspoon salt and stir until the cheese melts. Spread over the beef mixture. Mix the remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the breadcrumbs; sprinkle over the pasta mixture and broil until golden. Top with the scallions.

TEX-MEX BEEFY MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare Dinner as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Drain; return meat to skillet. Add salsa and corn; mix well. Cook 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Add prepared Dinner to meat mixture; mix lightly.

ONE PAN BEEFY MAC

Steps:

• In 4-quart saucepan, brown ground beef until almost done; drain off excess fat. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is tender but not brown.
• Stir in water, beef broth, tomato sauce and seasonings; bring to a boil.
• Add elbow macaroni and return to a boil.
• Cover and cook, stirring frequently, 12 minutes or until elbow macaroni is tender.
• Salt and pepper to taste; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

BEEFY MAC

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown meat in a bit of extra virgin olive oil, along with chopped onions, pepper and garlic; add tomatoes. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Spray 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Drain pasta, add to baking dish, pour meat mixture over while hot, add mozzarella cheese and some of the other cheese, about 1/2 of it. Mix well. Top with remainder of cheese. Bake until bubbly, about 10-15 minutes. When serving, top with more cheese, if desired. Serve with a salad and some garlic bread, if you like. It's really good left over, too.

BEEFY EXTRA-CHEESY MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare Dinners as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet; drain. Add onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, garlic and seasonings; cook 3 min. or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Spoon Dinners into large bowl. Add shredded cheeses and meat mixture; mix lightly. Top with avocados.

BEEFY MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare mac and cheese according to directions.
• While that is cooking, saute onions and garlic in a stick free pan. Add ground beef, season with garlic and pepper until cooked thoroughly.
• Drain mac and add to beef mixture. Add sliced cheese and mix thoroughly.

BEEFY MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown ground beef with onions, garlic and peppers until meat is cooked and veggies are soft. Drain.
• Add tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste, cumin, chili powder, oregano and basil.
• Gently add cooked macaroni and 2 cups of cheese into the beef mixture.
• Pour into a greased 13x9-inch casserole dish. Top with remaining 1 cup cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F until bubbly.

BEEFY MAC

Steps:

• In a large, deep skillet, cook the ground beef on medium heat, breaking up into small pieces with your spatula. Cook until the beef is rare, or some of the beef bits are still pink. Drain grease.
• Start heating the watter for cooking the maccaroni. Let heat up and cook your maccaroni while doing the next steps.
• Combine beef and the rest of the ingredients (except maccaroni) and cook in skillet over medium-high heat until bubbling. Reduce heat to medium-low and allow to simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Combine cooked meat mixture with maccaroni and mix well in a large container and serve!

SKILLET BEEFY CHILI MAC

Steps:

• Cook macaroni as directed on package. Drain; return to saucepan. Cover to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, brown ground beef in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat for 5 to 7 minutes or until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Drain.
• Reduce heat to medium. Stir in cooked macaroni, beans, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until bubbly, stirring frequently. Sprinkle with cheese.

BEEFY SALSA MAC

Steps:

• Brown meat in large skillet; drain.
• Add salsa, water, Macaroni, Cheese Sauce Mix and dressing; mix well. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover.
• Simmer 10 minutes or until macaroni is tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes.

GLORIFIED TOMATO BEEFY MAC'N CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. Gather all ingredients for the recipe.
• 2. In a medium large saucepan, bring 6 cups salted water to a boil. Empty the macaroni into the boiling water (Set cheese packet aside.). Cook for 5-7 minutes (til "Al dente". Drain and set aside.
• 3. Meanwhile, spray a large frying pan with Pam and add the beef and chopped onion. Cook over medium-high heat until the beef is brown. Remove any greese from the pan.
• 4. Add the can of diced tomatoes and can of Ro-Tel tomatoes and green chilies to the beef and onions. Stir well and add the Ketchup and hot sauce (if desired). Turn heat down to medium and cook for 20 minutes.
• 5. Add cheese packet and stir until blended well. Stir in the cooked macaroni and mix well. Heat through about 3-4 minutes.
• 6. Spoon the glorified Tomato Beefy Mac'N Cheese into a serving dish. Before serving, top with grated cheese and fresh tomato slices, if desired. Enjoy!
• 7. ** I make a couple of hamburger patties or a small meatlof with the other half-pound of ground beef.

BEEFY PIZZA-SAUCED MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet; drain.
• Add Dinner and pizza sauce to skillet; mix lightly. Sprinkle with mozzarella; cover. Cook on low heat 2 min. or until mozzarella is melted.

BEEFY CHEESY MAC

Steps:

• 1. This recipe can be made vegetarian, leave out the hamburger and add 2 cups of fresh mixed vegetables,i.e. broccoli, mushrooms,spinach, carrots, etc.
• 2. Cook elbow macaroni "Al dente",according to instructions on box,drain, add to large casserole.
• 3. Fry hamburger with onion and garlic until no longer pink, drain any fat through colander, add drained mixture to casserole.
• 4. Add cheese soup, no water, and tomatoes with juice to casserole.
• 5. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly to evenly distribute ingredients through out casserole.
• 6. Spread grated or sliced cheddar evenly over top of casserole.
• 7. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, bake, uncovered for 30 minutes or util bubbling around edges of casserole and cheese topping is melted and slightly browned.
• 8. If making ahead of time, add 5 to 10 minutes to cooking time to heat refrigerated casserole completely through. Watch that cheese does not over brown. I leave foil on for the first 20 minutes of cooking time if I have made this a day or two before cooking. Then I remove foil for the last 20 minutes.

BEEFY MEXICAN MAC

Steps:

• 1. • In a large soup pot over high heat, brown ground beef and onion 8 to 10 minutes, until no pink remains in beef and onion is tender. Add remaining ingredients except pasta; mix well. • Bring to a boil, then stir in pasta. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 to 18 minutes, or until pasta is tender.

BEEFY MAC WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta to al dente. Preheat oven to 300°. While pasta is cooking, cook the onions and garlic in olive oil until the onions are soft, translucent, and beginning to brown (about 5 minutes). Add celery and cook another 2-3 minutes. Add ground beef with chili and cayenne and cook until meat is fully browned.Add corn and mix completely. Turn off heat and stir in pasta. Once everything is thoroughly mixed, add all but 2oz of the cheese and stir to combine. Top with the remaining cheese and place in the oven for 12-15 minutes to melt the cheese.

BEEFY CHILI MAC

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat.
• Cook beef and onions 3-4 min, stirring frequently until beef is browned and onions have softened.
• Stir in the tomatoes, pasta, and water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover tightly and simmer for 15-20 min or until pasta is tender.
• Sprinkle with cheese before serving.

BEEFY MEXICAN MAC

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over high heat, brown ground beef and onion 8 to 10 minutes, until no pink remains in beef and onion is tender. Add remaining ingredients except pasta; mix well.
• Bring to a boil, then stir in pasta. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 to 18 minutes, or until pasta is tender
• Read more at http://www.everydaydiabeticrecipes.com/One-Pots/Beefy-Mexican-Mac/ct/1#iSJrv2ZzawcvGfpO.99

BEEFY VEGETABLE MAC & CHEESE CUPS

Steps:

• PREHEAT OVEN TO 375 DEGREES F. These are some of the main ingredients used in this recipe
• Chop vegetables by hand or in food processor. Process tomatoes and peppers, by scooping out center of tomatoes with a spoon, then seeding and removing membrane from peppers. Spray a 9 X15 size dish with cooking spray and set aside till needed. Reserve some of the green onion tops to garnish vegetable cups when cooked.
• Add both ground chuck and chopped veggies to a large bowl. NOTE: I did not add salt to this recipe because of the spices I used. So use your own judgement.
• Now add in both packs of the dry chili mix packages. Mix together until throughly combined.
• Now add to a large skillet and cook over medium high heat,until no pink remains. Drain any excess accumulated liquids. Then add in spices & stir to mix. continue to cook.
• Now add in the cooked macaroni and cheese and stir to mix together and continue to cook to allow flavors to blend.
• When mixture looks like this you can serve and eat if desired, but I chose to stuff the mixture into the tomatoes and poblano peppers.
• Fill the peppers and tomatoes with meat mixture then top with shredded cheese. Pour in the both cans of diced tomatoes. Cover with a lid or foil and place in preheated oven to cook for 50 minutes. Then remove cover and continue to cook an additional 10 minutes or so.
• Serve and enjoy. With this recipe you can use the idea of what I did, you may not have as much as I used, but it is the idea of REPURPOSEING A LEFTOVER TO CREATE SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. Hope you like this recipe, we sure did. Add a Salad and Dinner Rolls or some Garlic Bread for a complete meal.