Best 9 Spinach Mac And Cheese Recipes

SPINACH MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 teaspoon butter.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat while macaroni is cooking. Add flour and whisk until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in a little milk and continue whisking. Pour in remaining milk and add frozen spinach. Cook, whisking constantly, until spinach softens and sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
• Remove sauce from heat and stir in 2 cups Cheddar cheese; whisk until melted. Season sauce with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
• Drain macaroni and spread evenly in the prepared baking dish. Cover with cheese sauce. Mix well. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 30 minutes. Turn on the oven's broiler and broil until a golden crust forms on top, about 3 minutes.

SPINACH MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium. Add onion and cook until translucent, 6 minutes. Whisk in flour and cook, stirring frequently, until mixture is pale golden and has a slightly nutty aroma, about 2 minutes. Whisking constantly, add 2 cups milk. Add remaining 2 cups milk, raise heat to medium-high, and whisk until smooth; season with salt and pepper. Cook, whisking constantly, until sauce comes to a boil, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, 13 to 15 minutes.
• Add spinach and cook, stirring constantly, until wilted, about 3 minutes. Add cheese and stir until melted, about 2 minutes. Add cooked macaroni and stir to combine. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND SPINACH MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the elbow macaroni and cook according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, place the chicken skin in a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat, being careful to keep the skin as flat as possible. Cook, flipping over halfway, for about 2 minutes, until the skin is crisp and the fat has rendered out. Remove the skin from the pan and place on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add the spinach and wilt for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Remove the spinach from the pan and set aside.
• To the same pan, add the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter and melt over medium-high heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking continuously, until the mixture is free of any lumps and light tan in color, about 1 minute. Lower the heat to medium, slowly pour in the milk, whisking constantly, and cook until the mixture is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Add the cheese, whisking to combine, and cook until it is melted and the sauce is smooth. Reduce the heat to low and whisk in the chicken stock, lemon juice, yellow mustard and hot sauce. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
• Add the drained pasta, wilted spinach and pulled chicken to the sauce. Stir to combine. Crumble the crispy chicken skin on top and serve immediately.

SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE DIP MAC 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the broiler.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the macaroni according to the package instructions. Reserve 3/4 cup of the cooking water, then drain the macaroni and set aside.
• Wipe out the pot. Add the butter and melt over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 2 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until soft, about 2 minutes. Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, until it begins to toast, about 2 minutes. (The flour will form a thick paste, but that's okay; just keep it moving in the pot.) Whisk in the milk and the reserved macaroni water and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is thick like gravy, 3 to 5 minutes. Whisk in the Swiss cheese, sour cream, 2/3 cup of the mozzarella and 1 tablespoon of the Parmesan. Once the cheeses have melted, add the spinach and cook until just wilted, about 1 minute. Stir in the artichoke hearts, macaroni, lemon zest, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Transfer to a broiler-safe 2-quart baking dish.
• Stir together the remaining 1/3 cup mozzarella and 3 tablespoons Parmesan in a small bowl, then sprinkle over the macaroni. Broil until golden and bubbly, about 2 minutes.

SPINACH ARTICHOKE MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large pot of salted, boiling water, cook pasta until al dente. Drain and set aside.
• In a large saucepan over medium high heat, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Add flour and cook, stirring 1 minute. Pour in milk and continue whisking until combined. Season with salt and pepper. Let simmer until slightly thickened, 2 minutes. Stir in cream cheese when melted.
• Remove pan from heat and whisk in mozzarella and a cup of parmesan. Continue whisking until melted and smooth.
• Stir in spinach, artichoke, and cooked pasta and transfer to prepared baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup parmesan with panko and melted butter. Sprinkle mixture over macaroni.
• Bake until bubbly and golden, about 30 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes before serving.

SPINACH AND BACON MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. PREPARE DINNER IN LARGE SAUCEPAN AS DIRECTED ON PACKAGE EXCEPT DO NOT TOP WITH BREAD CRUMBS.
• 2. STIR IN SPINACH AND PEPPER; COOK AND STIR 2 MINUTES OR JUST UNTIL SPINACH IS WILTED.
• 3. STIR IN BACON. SPRINKLE WITH CRUMB MIXTURE.

MAC 'N CHEESE AND SPINACH STRATA #SP5

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 2-3 quart glass baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Transfer 1 package of the heated Simply Macaroni and Cheese to the bottom of prepared baking dish and spread evenly. Top evenly with spoonfuls of spinach. Cover spinach with 2nd package of macaroni and cheese and spread evenly.
• In a small bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, butter and cheese. Sprinkle over casserole.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until hot and bubbly and crumbs are just starting to brown.

SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. make pasta...very aldente. mayb 5 min.
• 2. while pasta is cookn in med pan over med heat add 2 tblsp. of butter along with olive oil. Add onion and garlic...cook until very soft ...5-7 min. Turn heat to med high add tablespoon of butter n sprinkle in flour n cook for 1 min. then whisk in wine cookn for another min.then whisk in milk and bring to a bubble. Add nutmeg veggies n some s&p to the sauce. Simmer until thickened 2-3 min. Add (1 cup of each) cheeses to sauce n stir until meltd.
• 3. Toss prepared sauce w/ cooked pasta put in casserole dish sprinle with left over mont.jack cheese (or watevr using) and sprinkle more parm. cheese bake at 350 for 30 min.or until top is golden brown.

MUSHROOM SPINACH MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain and transfer to a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Blend tofu in a food processor until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add Swiss cheese, Greek yogurt, and Dijon mustard; mix well to combine.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, spinach, green bell pepper, onion, and garlic; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir tofu mixture into the skillet. Cook until flavors combine, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and ground black pepper.
• Spoon tofu and mushroom mixture over macaroni in the casserole dish; mix to combine. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and golden, about 30 minutes.