Indulge in the ultimate comfort food experience with our delectable macaroni and cheese recipes, featuring two irresistible variations: plain and chipotle. Embark on a culinary journey where creamy macaroni meets golden-brown garlic breadcrumbs, creating a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. Dive into the classic plain macaroni and cheese, a timeless dish that exudes warmth and nostalgia. Alternatively, ignite your senses with the chipotle macaroni and cheese, where a hint of spice adds a touch of intrigue to the creamy goodness. Both recipes are oven-baked to perfection, ensuring a delightful crust that complements the velvety interior. Prepare to be captivated by the perfect marriage of textures and flavors in these extraordinary macaroni and cheese creations.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
CHIPOTLE MAC AND CHEESE
This macaroni and cheese is smoky, spicy, and absolutely delicious. You can adjust the spice level by adding more or less chipotles.
Provided by Krisha Stevens
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Macaroni and Cheese Recipes Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the macaroni, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray, and place the macaroni into the bottom of the dish. Heat milk in a saucepan until hot but not boiling.
- Melt butter in a saucepan, and cook and stir the onion, garlic, and chipotle chiles until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Whisk in flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, and let cook for about 3 minutes, whisking constantly to avoid burning. Whisk in the hot milk, 1/2 cup at a time, and stir in paprika, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a simmer (do not boil), whisking constantly until thickened, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the cheeses, about 1/2 cup at a time, and stir until the cheeses have melted and the sauce is thick and smooth.
- Pour the sauce over the macaroni in the baking dish, and stir gently to combine. Cover the dish with foil.
- Bake covered until the dish is bubbling and the macaroni has absorbed some of the sauce, about 40 minutes. Uncover, and bake until golden brown on the edges, 10 to 15 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 383.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 54.6 mg, Fat 19.7 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 15 g, SaturatedFat 11.9 g, Sodium 263.6 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
CHIPOTLE MACARONI AND CHEESE
Creamy mac and cheese gets a spicy kick with the addition of chipotle peppers and pepper jack cheese.
Provided by ARGO®, KARO® and FLEISCHMANN'S®
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips ARGO®, KARO®, FLEISCHMANN'S®
Time 50m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Blend 2 cups half and half, chipotle pepper(s), bouillon cubes and garlic in a blender or food processor until well blended. Pour into a large saucepan; add onion powder, black pepper, remaining 2 cups of half and half and corn starch. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil; boil and stir for 1 minute or until very thick. Remove from heat.
- Gradually stir in cheeses until melted. Add cooked pasta and stir until blended. Pour mixture into a greased 3-quart casserole dish (or 13 x 9-inch pan) and sprinkle with desired topping.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until browned and bubbly around edges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 556 calories, Carbohydrate 44.2 g, Cholesterol 98.4 mg, Fat 31.5 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 23.3 g, SaturatedFat 18.4 g, Sodium 986.2 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH GARLIC BREADCRUMBS, PLAIN AND CHIPOTLE
I make this mac and cheese for large gatherings because it can be made 2 days in advance. Everyone loves it. I usually make half plain for the kids, and half with chipotles for the adults. Any tubular pasta will work and I often 'clean out the fridge' and add any other cheeses that I may have on hand.
Provided by lazyme
Categories Cheese
Time 50m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Make bread crumbs:.
- Heat butter and oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook garlic and bread crumbs, stirring, until crumbs are golden.
- Transfer to paper towels to drain and season with salt.
- Make macaroni:.
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Chop chipotles.
- Melt butter in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan over moderate heat, then add flour and cook, whisking, 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in milk, cream, and mustard and simmer, whisking occasionally, 3 minutes.
- Cook macaroni in a 6- to 7-quart pot of boiling salted water until just tender.
- Drain in a colander and transfer to a large bowl.
- Stir in white sauce, cheese, and salt to taste.
- Fill a 1 1/2-quart shallow casserole with half of macaroni mixture.
- Stir chipotles into remaining macaroni.
- Spoon into another 1 1/2-quart shallow casserole and sprinkle both with bread crumbs.
- Bake casseroles in middle of oven 30 minutes, or until bubbly.
- Note:.
- Macaroni and cheese may be made 2 days ahead, put into casseroles, cooled completely, and chilled, covered.
- Do not add bread crumbs until ready to bake. (Baking may take longer than 30 minutes.)
- Serves 8 adults plus 10 children as part of a buffet.
MACARONI AND CHEESE
Try Ree Drummond's creamy Macaroni and Cheese recipe from Food Network.
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Time 55m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cook the macaroni until still slightly firm. Drain and set aside.
- In a small bowl, beat the egg. In a large pot, melt the butter and sprinkle in the flour. Whisk together over medium-low heat. Cook for a couple of minutes, whisking constantly. Don't let it burn. Pour in the milk, add the mustard and whisk until smooth. Cook until very thick, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low.
- Take 1/4 cup of the sauce and slowly pour it into the beaten egg, whisking constantly to avoid cooking the eggs. Whisk together until smooth. Pour the egg into the sauce, whisking constantly. Stir until smooth. Add in the cheese and stir to melt. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt and the pepper. Add any additional spices if desired. Taste the sauce and add more salt and seasoned salt as needed! DO NOT UNDERSALT.
- Pour in the drained, cooked macaroni and stir to combine. Serve immediately (while it's still very creamy) or pour into a buttered baking dish, top with extra cheese and bake until bubbly and golden on top, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Fry the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until slightly crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove from the pan and cut into bite-size pieces.
- In a separate pan, cook the onions in the butter over a low heat until caramelized, 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Use a fork to crumble the gorgonzola.
- Put the bacon, caramelized onions and crumbled gorgonzola into separate bowls. Serve as delicious toppings for both sliders and macaroni cheese.
MACARONI AND THREE CHEESES WITH GARLIC BREADCRUMBS
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 2 1/2-quart baking dish. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat. Add the penne and cook, until just al dente, about 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add the havarti, gouda, and fontina cheeses and 1 tablespoon butter to the hot pasta and stir gently until cheeses begin to melt.
- 2. In a medium bowl, whisk the egg, evaporated milk, paprika, half the garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Stir the egg mixture into the macaroni pasta. Transfer to the prepared baking dish; bake covered for 10 minutes.
- 3. Meanwhile, pulse the bread in a food processor with the olive oil, remaining garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; stir in the thyme leaves.
- 4. Uncover the casserole, sprinkle the pasta with the breadcrumb mixture, and bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 15 minutes more. Serve immediately.
CHIPOTLE MACARONI AND CHEESE
I think I'm really beginning to acquire the taste for chipotles, this is only the second time I've made anything with these smokey peppers. I found this recipe in a recent issue of Cooking Light. It only uses 2 peppers so if you want to save the rest for future use, just lay on waxed paper and freeze, once frozen, wrap each pepper and store in freezer bag.
Provided by J e l i s a
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Boil 2 cups macaroni according to package (do not overcook), drain.
- Reserve 1 adobo sauce and set aside.
- Finely chop 2 chipotle peppers, onions and green peppers.
- Melt butter in heavy pot over med-high heat, toss chopped ingredients and stir.
- Cook until onion is tender, then sprinkle with 2 T of flour.
- Allow to cook for about 30 SECONDS then reduce to medium.
- Stir in the can of diced tomatoes w/chilies-- aka Rotel (I used tomatoes with jalapenos instead).
- Simmer for 3 minutes until sauce thickens.
- Now add the reserved adobo, cottage cheese, milk, cheddar, parmesan, macaroni and egg, stir well and pour mixture into casserole dish.
- Melt tablespoon of butter and add breadcrumbs, stir until breadcrumbs are moist, sprinkle mixture over pasta.
- You can also lightly sprinkle some more shredded cheddar over it before baking for 30 minutes until browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 355.4, Fat 10.8, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 63.3, Sodium 804.5, Carbohydrate 39.4, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 4.2, Protein 24.4
MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH GARLIC BREAD CRUMBS, PLAIN AND CHIPOTLE
Steps:
- Make bread crumbs:
- Heat butter and oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook garlic and bread crumbs, stirring, until crumbs are golden. Transfer to paper towels to drain and season with salt.
- Make macaroni:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Chop chipotles. Melt butter in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan over moderate heat, then add flour and cook, whisking, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk, cream, and mustard and simmer, whisking occasionally, 3 minutes.
- Cook macaroni in a 6- to 7-quart pot of boiling salted water until just tender. Drain in a colander and transfer to a large bowl. Stir in white sauce, cheese, and salt to taste.
- Fill a 1 1/2-quart shallow casserole with half of macaroni mixture. Stir chipotles into remaining macaroni. Spoon into another 1 1/2-quart shallow casserole and sprinkle both with bread crumbs.
- Bake casseroles in middle of oven 30 minutes, or until bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g
Tips:
- Use high-quality pasta for the best results. Look for a pasta that is made with durum wheat flour, which will hold its shape better during cooking.
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions, but be sure to undercook it slightly. This will help it maintain its texture when it is baked in the casserole.
- Use a sharp cheddar cheese for a浓郁的奶酪味道. You can also use a combination of cheddar and other cheeses, such as Gruyère or Parmesan.
- Make sure the cheese sauce is thick enough to coat the pasta. If it is too thin, it will not hold together well in the casserole.
- Top the casserole with garlic breadcrumbs before baking. This will give it a delicious golden-brown crust.
- Serve the casserole immediately after baking. It is best when it is hot and bubbly.
Conclusion:
Macaroni and cheese is a classic comfort food that is loved by people of all ages. This recipe for macaroni and cheese with garlic breadcrumbs is a delicious and easy-to-make version of the classic dish. The garlic breadcrumbs add a flavorful crust to the casserole, while the chipotle peppers add a touch of spice. This casserole is sure to be a hit at your next potluck or family gathering.
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