Best 7 Macaroni Cheese With Diced Tomatoes Recipes

CLASSIC MACARONI AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni in salted water to al dente according to the package instructions then drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process.
• In a large pot, melt the bacon grease and pour in the tomatoes with the juice. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally - about 10 minutes.
• Add the macaroni to the tomatoes and mix well. Add the salt and pepper. Mix well then adjust seasoning to taste. (See my note about sugar below.) Serve warm.

OLD FASHIONED MACARONI AND TOMATOES - GRANDMA'S MACARONI WITH TOMATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook elbow macaroni in boiling, salted water according to package instructions. Drain well.
• In a large skillet, pour in tomatoes, breaking them up in bite-sized chunks using a meat chopper or your clean hands.
• Add cooked macaroni, sugar and salt; bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• Once simmering, lower heat and add butter, stirring until melted.
• Taste, and add black pepper and additional salt if desired. Tastes great served with buttered bread.

BAKED MAC AND CHEESE WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Add the pasta and cook 2 minutes less than the package directs. Drain and set aside.
• In a large oven-safe skillet (if you don't have a skillet that goes in the oven you can transfer your mac and cheese to a baking dish in a bit), melt the butter and add the flour.
• Stir until the flour cooks and the raw flour flavor is gone--about a minute or so.
• Add the milk, salt and pepper and cook over medium heat 5 minutes then add the tomatoes and stir to combine.
• Bring to a simmer and cook until the sauce thickens--another 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add the cheese and stir until it melts.
• Add the pasta and stir.
• If transferring to a baking dish, spray the dish with non-stick spray. If not, transfer your skillet to the oven and top with the bread crumbs if you are using them.
• Bake until golden and bubbly--about 35-40 minutes. Serve warm.

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook macaroni according to package directions and drain, rinse and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, over medium heat, heat the 3 cups of milk, butter, salt and pepper until hot but not boiling.
• In a small bowl or cup, combine 1/4 cup of milk with the cornstarch and stir until dissolved.
• Slowly add this to the hot milk mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk.
• When mixture has thickened, remove from heat and stir in 2 cups of the cheese until melted.
• Pour pasta into a large mixing bowl and add the cheese mixture and the stewed tomatoes.
• Mix well until macaroni is well coated.
• Pour into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish or 3 quart casserole and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 35 to 45, or until golden brown.

MACARONI & CHEESE WITH DICED TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. NOTE: instead of using 4 cups of half & half I used 2 cups of evaporated milk and 2 cups of heavy whipping cream. I also used regular diced tomatoes instead of petite. Spray a 13 X9 deep dish casserole dish with non stick cooking spray & set aside till needed
• 2. Boil macaroni add 1 Tablespoon of salt to water and cook for 6 minutes only. Then drain in a strainer or colander and pour back into the pot. Then add in the 2 cans of diced tomatoes UNDRAINED. Cook over medium high heat until most of the liquid has been absorbed into the pasta, about 5 minutes all the while you are continuously stirring to prevent pasta from sticking. Then remove from heat & set aside.
• 3. Next melt butter in a medium size sauce pan over medium high heat.
• 4. Add in the flour & cayenne Pepper, and stir until mixture becomes a thick paste.
• 5. These are some of the ingredients to make the sauce. The flour Evaporated milk and heavy cream and chicken broth.
• 6. Slowly Add in the milk and cream mixture along with the chicken broth, then whisk constantly to incorporate the flour mixture into the liquid, constantly whisking and stirring until mixture begins to come to a boil.
• 7. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until mixture begins to thicken, about 15 minutes, and it will coat the back of a spoon.
• 8. Remove from heat, then pour in both shredded cheeses, and stir until the cheese melts . Add in the steak seasoning, granulated garlic, & blend together.
• 9. Now pour about half of the cheese mixture over the macaroni, and stir to blend together. Then add in the cheddar cheese cubes, and mozzarella cheese cubes. Stir to mix into macaroni.
• 10. Repeat with the remaining sauce, and stir until cheese sauce is mixed into the macaroni. Now pour into prepared casserole dish, and bake in preheated 400 degree F. oven for 15 -20 minutes. Place dish in a rimmed baking pan to catch any potential spills. PLEASE ALLOW CASSEROLE TO REST FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES BEFORE SERVING, so it has time to set and come together.
• 11. Serve and enjoy,

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH TOMATO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Pour in pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In large bowl, combine macaroni, soup, milk, cheese and 6 tablespoons butter. Pour into 9x13 baking dish. Top with bread crumbs and dot with remaining butter. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH GROUND BEEF AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large pot on medium-high heat, bring 2 quarts of salted (1 teaspoons salt) water to a boil.
• Add macaroni to boiling water and cook until tender.
• Drain off the water from the macaroni.
• On low heat add butter, milk and cheese. Stir until cheese is melted.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a deep skillet on medium heat cook the ground beef, salt, pepper and garlic powder until the ground beef is no longer pink, making sure that the ground beef is finely broken up.
• Add the diced tomatoes to the ground beef, without any juice from the tomatoes.
• Add the ground beef mixture to the pot that contains the macaroni. Stir for 1 minute on low heat. Serve and enjoy.