Best Italian Mac Cheese Recipes

ITALIAN MAC-N-CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt water and cook pasta to a chewy al dente, about 8 minutes.
• In a nonstick skillet, brown and crumble the sausage. Drain cooked crumbles on paper towel lined plate. Return pan to heat and add extra-virgin olive oil, butter, garlic and mushrooms. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Saute 3 to 5 minutes, until mushrooms are lightly golden.
• Preheat broiler to high.
• To mushrooms, add flour and stir, cooking 2 minutes. Whisk in stock, then stir in cream. Bring cream to a bubble, then stir in 2 cups of 4 cheese blend. When cheese has melted into sauce, add tomatoes. When sauce comes to a bubble, remove from heat and adjust seasonings, adding hot sauce if desired.
• Combine cheese sauce with sausage and pasta, transfer to flameproof baking dish, casserole or flameproof serving platter. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of 4 cheese blend and the grated Parmesan over the top and brown under hot broiler.

BAKED MAC AND CHEESE WITH ITALIAN STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven at 375 deg. Boil elbow macaroni with small amount of oil and a little salt. Drain and return to the pot.
• 2. Cut up the Velveeta cheese into cubes and put in a microwave friendly bowl. Add the butter to the bowl and microwave on high for 3 minutes. Remove, stir and put it back for 1 minute. Remove and stir and put it back for 1 minute more. Repeat until cheese is creamy and butter melted.
• 3. In a small sauce pan put the 2 cans of stewed tomatoes and heat. Add the spices. When bubbly remove.
• 4. Pour the milk into the macaroni and mix well. Then mix in the cheese. Add the stewed tomatoes, but use a large spoon with holes to drain away the sauce. Save the sauce.
• 5. Mix everything well in the pot and then transfer to a 9 x 14 baking pan. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese and bake uncovered for 45 minutes. Top should be golden brown. Remove and let it sit for 15 minutes. And serve.

ITALIAN MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Bring one large pot of water to a rolling boil.
• Add whole box of shells and a pinch of salt to boiling water, cover and switch to low heat.
• Spray oven safe dish with cooking spray.
• Put milk, one bag of cheese,a few dashes of pepper, the butter and a pinch of salt in the dish; mix well.
• When noodles are still firm, but partially cooked drain them and add them to the bowl of milk and other mixed ingredients.
• Stir together coating noodles in cheese mixture.
• Cook for 20 minutes.
• Add second bag of cheese and stir.
• Top with breadcrumbs and cook for 15 more minutes or until golden brown at the edges.

ITALIAN MAC AND CHEESE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray. Cook macaroni as directed on package-except cook 2 minutes less time. Drain; place in large bowl.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked. Drain; set aside.
• In microwavable bowl, microwave butter, milk and prepared cheese product on High about 5 minutes. Remove from microwave; stir with whisk until cheese begins to melt. Microwave on High in 1-minute increments, stirring after each minute, until cheese is completely melted and mixture is smooth.
• Add cheese mixture and ground beef to macaroni in bowl. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the shredded cheese until well mixed. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Fill each muffin cup with macaroni mixture. Sprinkle bread crumbs and remaining shredded cheese over tops.
• Cover pan loosely with foil, making sure foil does not touch cheese. Bake 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven; remove foil. Cool at least 10 minutes before remove muffins from cups.

EASY ITALIAN MAC & CHEESE SKILLET

Steps:

• Chop Chicken into bite size pieces.
• Chop Onions, and peppers seperately into small pieces.
• Coat skillet with olive oil to lightly fry the chopped chicken. (You be the judge of how much oil you wish to use to lightly fry the chicken.).
• While chicken is sizzling, add a dash of Italian seasoning and a dash of.
• pepper. Stir it up to spread your spices evenly on the cooking chicken.
• Once chicken has turned white all the way around on the outside add the.
• onions and peppers. Keep cooking on a medium heat until the veggies are soft.
• and the meat has no pink on the insides.
• Next add the milk, water, shells and cheese packets. Make sure to stir.
• everything well. Allow it to simmer and reduce to a low heat, and cover with a.
• well fitting lid.
• It will be done when it looks creamy, but shells are soft not mushy.

ITALIAN MAC AND CHEESE BARS OF GOLD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Prepare Dinners as directed on package.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Spoon into foil-lined 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Bake 20 min. Cool 5 min. before cutting into bars.

DONATELLA'S ITALIAN MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Butter ten to twelve 10-oz. ovenproof bowls or ramekins; set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water with 1 tablespoon of salt to boiling. Add pasta, stir just until water returns to boiling. Cook pasta according to package directions just until tender to the bite (al dente). Drain, shaking well. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl beat egg whites with electric mixer to stiff peaks.
• In Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook until softened. Sprinkle the flour over onion; stir constantly for 2 minutes (do no allow flour to brown). A little at a time, add 1 cup of the milk, stirring constantly until smooth.
• For an herb bundle, in an 8-inch square double-thickness of cheesecloth, place the bay leaf, thyme, and peppercorns. Gather corners and tie with 100% cotton string. Add herb bundle to Dutch oven 1 to 2 teaspoons of salt and remaining 2 1/2 cups of milk. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to boiling, stirring frequently (do not let the mixture boil over). Boil for 1 minute; reduce heat to low so milk barely simmers. Cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes more. Remove from heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Remove and discard herb bundle. Immediately stir in plenty of ground blackpepper, the nutmeg, and the cheeses. Stir just until cheeses are melted.
• Stir cooked macaroni into cheese mixture. Fold in beaten egg whites. Spoon mac and cheese into prepared bowls. Top with Garlic Bread Crumbs.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until heated through (160°F) and crumbs are toasted. To serve, top with truffle oil and fresh thyme.
• *Garlic Bread Crumbs: In a food processor, process 5 oz. (3 thick slices) country-style white bread, crusts removed, to coarse crumbs. Transfer to a bowl. Toss with 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 teaspoons salt; and 1/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper. Add 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil. With a rubber spatula, work oil into the crumbs.

ITALIAN-STYLE MAC AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Chop up the green pepper and onion into small pieces. Place them in a large casserole bowl. Pour both tomatos cans in the bowl and mix in cooked pasta and three cups of cheese. When everything is well-blended, sprinkle remaining cup of cheese on the top of the mixture. Bake for 35 minutes (when cheese on top is bubbling and just starting to brown). Warms up well as a leftover.

ITALIAN MAC AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• COMBINE cheeses. Bring 1-1/2 cups milk just to boil in medium saucepan on medium heat. Whisk flour and remaining milk in small bowl until blended; gradually whisk into heated milk. Cook 2 to 3 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• ADD 1-1/2 cups cheese mixture; stir until melted. Stir in pasta, sausage and tomatoes.
• Spoon into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining cheese mixture and bread crumbs.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until pasta mixture is heated through and bread crumbs are lightly browned.

ITALIAN - STYLE MAC 'N CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions.
• Brown and crumble the sausage.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Return pan to heat and add olive oil, butter, garlic and mushrooms.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Saute 3 to 5 minutes.
• Preheat broiler to high.
• To mushrooms, add flour and stir, cooking 2 mnutes.
• Whisk in stock, then stir in cream.
• Bring cream to a buble, then stir in two cups of 4 cheese blend.
• When cheese has melted, add tomatoes.
• When sauce comes to a buble, remove from head and adjust seasonings, adding hot sauce if desired.
• Combine cheese sauce with sausage and pasta, transfer to a baking dish.
• Sprinklge remaining 1/2 cup 4 cheese blend and the grated Parmesan over the top and brown under hot broiler.

ITALIAN MAC AND CHEESE WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare Dinner as directed on package, using the Light Prep directions.
• Meanwhile, cook and stir chicken and oregano in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat 3 min. Stir in tomatoes and beans; cook 5 min. or until chicken is done and mixture is heated through. Place in large bowl.
• Add Dinner; mix lightly. Top with mozzarella.

ITALIAN MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE BY FABIO VIVIANI

Steps:

• Cook pasta in the pot of salted boiling water until just a minute shy of the package direction.
• Drain the pasta and set aside.
• Smash garlic cloves and place them in oil in a sauté pan over medium low heat and cook until soft.
• Remove garlic and mix with pasta.
• Heat butter on medium heat, add flour and whisk until nutty but not brown.
• Add milk and all cheeses and whisk until smooth, do not allow to boil. Should be a little runnier than melted peanut butter. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Add pasta and garlic to the cheese sauce, mix to incorporate.
• Put the breadcrumbs, parsley and lemon zest in a food processor and pulse until well combined.
• Place Mac and cheese in an oven safe shallow pan and top with bread crumb mixture and bake at 400F for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.
• Serve.

ITALIAN MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• * Put the heavy cream and all the cheeses into a double boiler. * Add cracked pepper and pinch of salt to cream and cheese. * Add water to bottom of double boiler and bring to a boil. Place pot with cheese mixture on top of the other pot. Turn heat to medium high and stir until the cheese is melted, set it aside. * Cook pasta in the pot of boiling water until al dente. * Drain the pasta and set aside. * Smash garlic cloves and place them in oil in a sauté pan over medium low heat and cook until soft. * Remove garlic and mix with pasta. * Mix in the cheese sauce, and put in the pot and heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring often. * While that is heating, put the breadcrumbs, parsley and lemon zest in a food processor and pulse until well combined. * Place Mac and cheese in an oven safe container (use shallow baking dish) and top with bread crumb mixture and bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

ITALIAN MAC N CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Bring a deep pot of salted water to a boil. This will be used to cook the pasta.
• In a deep saucepan or dutch oven, begin making your béchamel/white sauce. Add in the butter and let melt over low heat. Once melted down, slowly start adding the flour while continuously whisking. Add a little bit at a time and whisk until fully combined, about two minutes.
• Add the pasta into the boiling pot of water and cook for about two minutes less than the package instructions. Drain once ready and set aside.
• Add about half of the warm milk to the béchamel sauce pan. Raise the flame to medium heat to bring the milk to a simmer. Whisk continuously for about three minutes to thicken. Add in the rest of the warm milk, salt, black pepper, and freshly grated nutmeg and continue to whisk for another four minutes to thicken the sauce.
• Add in the cheese and mix until melted into the sauce over very low heat. Once the cheese has melted down, add in the pasta and mix until the macaroni is fully coated by the cheese sauce.
• Pour the macaroni and cheese into a baking dish. Spread evenly over the baking dish and place into the oven. Cook for fifteen minutes.
• In the meantime, if topping with pancetta, begin frying the pancetta or bacon until crispy. Set aside to use for topping.
• After 15 minutes, lower the oven to 350 and continue to cook the macaroni and cheese for another ten minutes.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven and sprinkle the fried pancetta or bacon on top. Place back into the oven for another five minutes.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven and enjoy with a sprinkle of freshly chopped parsley on top.