Best Cheese And Pasta In A Pot Dee Dees Recipes

Paula Deen's Crockpot Mac and Cheese image

Provided by Jenna

Categories Medium

Time 29m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
4 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
3 eggs (optional)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cheddar cheese soup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Steps:

Boil the macaroni in water for six minutes. Drain.
In a medium saucepan, mix butter and cheese. Stir until the cheese melts.
In slow cooker, combine cheese mixture and add the eggs (I omitted the eggs), sour cream, soup, salt, milk, mustard and pepper. Add the drained macaroni and stir again.
Cook on low for 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cup, Calories 392, Sugar 5g, Sodium 676mg, Fat 24g, SaturatedFat 14g, Carbohydrate 29g, Fiber 2g, Protein 16g

5-Cheese Pasta image

Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 40m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Kosher salt
1 pound fusilli
6 slices thick-cut bacon, chopped
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, grated
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup grated fontina cheese
1/2 cup grated white Cheddar
1/2 cup grated Romano
1/2 cup grated Gruyère
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup mozzarella pearls
2 scallion greens, sliced thin

Steps:

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the fusilli and cook for 1 to 2 minutes less than the package instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water, then drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and remove all but 2 tablespoons of the grease from the skillet. Add the thyme, onion and garlic to the skillet and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the wine and cook until mostly evaporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the cream and heat until bubbly, 30 seconds. Gradually add the fontina, Cheddar, Romano and Gruyère in handfuls, letting each combine with the cream before adding the next.
Add the pasta to the skillet along with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Toss everything together, thinning with the reserved pasta water if needed. Divide the pasta into 8-ounce individual gratin dishes (or 1 flameproof casserole dish) and set on a baking sheet. Divide the mozzarella pearls over the top of the pasta.
Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to broil.
Broil on the center rack until the mozzarella pearls are brown and the pasta is bubbling, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove and garnish with the cooked bacon and sliced scallion greens.

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Provided by Diane Atherton @DeeDee2011

Categories Beef

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 pound(s) lean ground beef, or ground meat of your choice
- olive oil, extra virgin
2 medium onions, chopped
1 clove(s) garlic, crushed
1 - 15-ounce jar of ragu or your favorite spaghetti sauce
1 pound(s) can stewed tomatoes
- salt and pepper, to taste
16 ounce(s) shell marcaroni, uncooked (in photo, i used farfalle and macaroni)
1 1/2 pint(s) sour cream (i have used a mixture of sour cream and cottage cheese)
1 - 1/2-pound pkg provolone cheese, shredded
1 - 1/2- pound pkg mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 - 3-ounce can sliced mushrooms, optional

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown meat in a little olive oil in a large skillet; drain off excess fat. NOTE: I also rinse the browned meat and drain to make sure I get most of excess fat removed.
Return meat to skillet; add onions, garlic, spaghetti sauce, stewed tomatoes and mushrooms, season with salt and pepper; mix well. Simmer 20 minutes until onions are tender.
Meanwhile, cook shell macaroni according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
Place 1/2 of the pasta in a greased large deep casserole dish. Cover pasta with 1/2 of the meat sauce. Spread 1/2 of the sour cream over meat sauce; top with Provolone Cheese. Repeat next layer ending with Mozzarella Cheese.
Cover casserole; bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
Remove cover; continue baking until Mozzarella Cheese melts and browns slightly.