Mac n cheese with kielbasa and diced tomatoes and green peppers has been a fave of mine for more than 50 years.
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Mac & Cheese with Kimchi is one of my simple pleasures.
Yeah, in the US it's Mac&Sleaze. Here in Canada it's Kraft Dinner.
When I was in university back in the last century I'd wait for it to come on sale 10 boxes for a dollar, then stock up. A box of mac'n'cheez, a can of cheap chili, and about four sliced hot dogs was a solid one-pot dinner for two. Didn't do that too often but maybe once a month it was good comfort food.
I will say Kraft was primarily responsible for me committing to actually cooking most of my meals from ingredients.
O.H.
When I was in university back in the last century I'd wait for it to come on sale 10 boxes for a dollar, then stock up. A box of mac'n'cheez, a can of cheap chili, and about four sliced hot dogs was a solid one-pot dinner for two. Didn't do that too often but maybe once a month it was good comfort food.
I will say Kraft was primarily responsible for me committing to actually cooking most of my meals from ingredients.
O.H.
My favorite is mac and cheese made with orecchiette, preferably as the main course with a salad. When I have it as a side I like it with a ham steak or grilled sausages.
Classic "Meat And Three":
Pork chop, deep-fried okra, steamed carrots and baked 3-cheese macaroni pie.
Hmmm. I wonder if the organic grocery has okra this time of year?
O.H.
Pork chop, deep-fried okra, steamed carrots and baked 3-cheese macaroni pie.
Hmmm. I wonder if the organic grocery has okra this time of year?
O.H.
When I was a kid I hated Mac & Cheese. Wouldn’t eat it. I was well in to adulthood before I gave it another shot and changed my mind. Now if it’s on the menu I’m ordering it. Regardless of what main dish I’m eating.
Smoked brisket with tangy spicy sauce plus any green vegetable for color.
Messygoon
Abandoned By Gypsies.
Hatch peppers.
Jimmy Dean Country Mild sausage, well done.
More mac & cheese.
Very small rocks.
Gravy.
Cider.
Churches.
Lead.
A duck!
Jimmy Dean Country Mild sausage, well done.
More mac & cheese.
Very small rocks.
Gravy.
Cider.
Churches.
Lead.
A duck!
I’ll slap that on a Ford bumper any day.
Well, after looking elsewhereI have now 3 contenders…
Oven roasted broccoli
Garlic shrimps
Chilli
I'm with you on pairing M&C with broccoli or chili, but combining mac and cheese with garlic shrimp does not appeal to me. Yes to the garlic, no to the shrimp. I also would not be inclined to pair M&C with a fish that was not breaded and deep fried. I tend to think that it goes well with nearly any beef, pork, or chicken dish that is sufficiently seasoned. Lightly- or mildly-seasoned meat dishes may not work right with the M&C pairing.
So I went with a kiddie version Chilli. And yes @Whisky , everything was done from scratch as there is no Velveeta or such available here. Béchamel, sharp Cheddar, elbow pasta, garlic powder and Hungarian paprika
I've done the bechamel version of M&C several times in the past and I was never happy with the results. The flour muted the flavor and if I used a hard, flavorful cheese I found it very difficult to keep the sauce from becoming gloppy and oily. I then learned to make the cheese sauce by combining a soft cheese with hard cheeses and other dairy components like butter and milk. If the hard cheese is added to the pan when the other ingredients are already hot and melted, the hard cheese will melt, but not break down. The flavor and texture distribute nicely. Cream cheese normally fills the soft-cheese role for me, but it may have a different name or not be available to you. I expect that any mildly-flavored soft cheese would work fine.
I am not a Velveeta fan.
I've paired M&C with many foods, and a properly-made meatloaf is a favorite for me. 'Meatloaf' does not have a uniform meaning to people. For me, it is ultimately savory, not sweet, and it has more vegetable content than you might expect. I'm not sure that sharing the recipe details will be of any use to you, only because our respective grocery stores carry different stock and use different product names. I tried making my chili recipe for friends of mine while in Britain years ago. I had a horrible time trying to find suitable ingredients for the purpose and I was pretty underwhelmed by the end product.
Those are fighting words.
J/K I guess I don’t hate it, but I only have it once a year at Super Bowl parties. Mixed with ground sausage, Rotel, and a little milk it makes an excellent dip. Now that I think about it I only eat the dip after I’ve had a good amount of alcohol. Maybe I’m not an fan either.
With our kids, g-kids and gg-kid, scattered to the four winds, my wife hasn't made it in years. She won't eat it, so no point in her making it. I buy a 4-pack of individual, microwavable cups at the supermarket. It's easy and makes for a nice side dish or snack for someone like me who doesn't care about eating healthy.
My fave has been a sexy Mac n cheese with lobster. Roasted lobster shells and a rich bisque drizzled over everything. Some shaved black truffle to finish things off. Made this for an intimate wedding dinner years ago. A big hit.
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Happy to get a dairy/cheese only recipe. I only used mature cheddar with the Béchamel but a chesse mix might be more flavorful.
We have a grandson who is a pretty fussy eater, and he's too skinny to skip a meal. For both Thanksgiving and Christmas my daughter made a big pot of three cheese mac and cheese. Everyone had some and loved it. Turkey and ham paired well.
Booze makes most things better.Those are fighting words.
J/K I guess I don’t hate it, but I only have it once a year at Super Bowl parties. Mixed with ground sausage, Rotel, and a little milk it makes an excellent dip. Now that I think about it I only eat the dip after I’ve had a good amount of alcohol. Maybe I’m not an fan either.
Well, after looking elsewhere
Oven roasted broccoli
Garlic shrimps
Chilli
Chilli! Bon Appetit...
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