Best Doctored Macaroni And Cheese Recipes

DOCTORED BOX MAC AND CHEESE_THE WAY I DO IT

Steps:

• Prepare boxed macaroni and cheese as per instructions.
• Boil macaroni.
• Have other ingredients made and handy: milk, process cheese slices, margarine or butter and any optional hot sauce or granulated garlic.
• When macaroni is done, immediately drain off hot water.
• Pour hot macaroni out of the sieve back into same sauce pan.
• Set stove heat at medium high.
• Set saucepan with hot drained macaroni back on hot burner and mix in the margarine or butter that has been premeasured.
• Stir the margarine or butter into the macaroni until melted (keeping sauce pan on heat).
• Stir in the packet from the box macaroni and cheese as best you can.
• Begin adding a little milk at at time as you stir the packet's cheese powder into the hot macaroni and butter -- add some but not too much milk at a time.
• Keep stirring the mac and cheese until it is thoroughly mixed.
• Crack the egg into the hot mac and cheese just made from the box and keep stirring so egg won't coagulate and will mix into the mac and cheese that is bubbling.
• Add a little milk as needed to keep it from being too thick and sticking to pan but don't overdo the milk. Use a little at a time or it will dilute the cheese flavor if you use too much milk.
• Put in the 3-4 process cheese slices. It helps if you have them pre cut into smaller pieces beforehand so the process cheese will melt in faster as you keep stirring constantly over medium heat.
• Now add the parmesan cheese, stirring it into the mac and cheese. You may need to add a little more milk if needed to keep it from getting too thick and sticking. Don't add too much parmesan and not more milk than absolutely necessary to keep the sauce the right consistency. Parmesan (or whatever other cheese you use) should be sparing yet enough to sharpen the existing process cheese flavor.
• At very last minute (so garlic doesn't lose its flavor), add optional fresh minced garlic plus also the garlic powder. Stir into the sauce until mixed throughout.
• You can stop here and adjust salt and pepper as desired and serve.
• Or, if you want a spicier variation on regular macaroni and cheese, you can do the following: At the very last add optional Sri Racha if desired and stir into mac and cheese.
• Enjoy.
• This simple but pretty gooey and good, boxed macaroni and cheese
• NOTE: You can also add the following items optional modifications to your mac and cheese as per your taste:.
• EXTRA CHEESE to supplement process cheese slices: e.g. Mexican style velveeta jack, bleu cheese, pepper jack (gives it a smoky flavor) gorgonzola cheese, cream cheese,gryuere, pecorino, fontina cheese any you have around, even mozzarella.
• OTHER ADDITIONS.
• Ham.
• Ground beef.
• Hot dogs.

UPGRADED KRAFT MAC N CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Prepare Mac n Cheese dinner as directed on package.
• Stir in 1/2 cup of the Cheddar cheese, the sour cream and pepper.
• Spoon into greased 1-1/2 quart baking dish; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Combine the melted butter and cracker crumbs and sprinkle over the top.
• Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

HOMESTYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Cook macaroni in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente, about 8 minutes.
• Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking water (IMPORTANT!).
• Place macaroni in large bowl along with reserved cooking water, alfredo sauce, and 2 cup (8 oz.) of the cheese.
• Mix well and pour into 2 quart casserole dish.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Toss bread crumbs with olive oil and sprinkle on top of casserole.
• Bake at 375 for 20 to 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

OLD-FASHIONED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in boiling water until almost tender; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt, mustard, pepper and pepper sauce until smooth. Cook for 1 minute or until bubbly. Stir in the macaroni, milk and 4 cups cheese. , Transfer to an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until bubbly. Uncover; sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.