Lip-Smackin' Macaroni and Cheese
"Rock on with mac 'n' cheese strait up or stuffed with your favorite meats and veggies."
- Ready In:
- 27mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 small onion
- 8 slices American cheese (6 ounces)
- 2 2⁄3 cups dried corkscrew macaroni (rotini) or 2 2/3 cups elbow macaroni
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- 1 dash black pepper
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, if you like
directions
- On a cutting board use a sharp knife to cut onion into small pieces (you should have 1/3 cup). Reserve until Step 3.
- Tear cheese slices into bite-size pieces. Save until Step 5.
- Cook macaroni in a saucepan following the package directions, except add onion to water along with the uncooked macaroni so they cook together.
- (To test macaroni for doneness, remove one piece with a wooden spoon, let it cool slightly, and bite into it. The center will be soft, not chewy.)
- When macaroni is cooked, turn off burner.
- Remove saucepan from burner.
- Place colander in sink.
- Carefully pour macaroni mixture into the colander to drain water.
- Return warm macaroni mixture to saucepan.
- Use wooden spoon to stir in American cheese, milk, and pepper.
- Put saucepan on a burner.
- Turn the burner to medium heat.
- Cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted, stirring all the time.
- Turn off burner.
- Remove saucepan from burner.
- If mixture is too thick, stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons additional milk.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, if you like.
- VEGETABLE STIR-INS: Add 1/2 cup frozen peas or frozen mixed vegetables or 1 cup frozen sliced carrots or frozen chopped broccoli to the saucepan along with the onion, macaroni, and water.
- MEAT STIR-INS: Add 1/2 cup chopped cooked ham, chopped sliced pepperoni, sliced hot dogs, or chopped cooked chicken along with the cheese and milk.
- Serve with tossed salad greens with your favorite salad dressing and milk.
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I live in Utah. I don't work, I'm a student. For fun I go horseback-riding and go swimming. My favorite cookbook is "Coconut's Cookbook". My passions are horses, competitive dancing, and going on trips. I sometimes don't like my sister, my friends, or other people when they're annoying.
