November 20, 20205 yr We're doing an immediate-family-only Thanksgiving dinner this year, and my yankee-born wife refuses to acknowledge mac & cheese as a proper Thanksgiving side. Without her help, I'm left to make it for the kids and myself to enjoy. As both ovens are apparently already spoken for, any recommendations for a non-bake recipe?
November 20, 20205 yr https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/10/the-food-labs-ultra-gooey-stovetop-mac-cheese.html
November 20, 20205 yr 1. Grab big baking dish 2. Order 4 quarts of Mac and Cheese from the Pit Room in Houston 3. Dump into said baking dish. Serve hot.
November 20, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, pearlandhorn said: A trivial thing that pleases me is that when my nieces and nephews come to visit, we usually have Kraft mac & cheese from a box and chopped-up all beef hot dogs for at least one meal.
November 20, 20205 yr When our kids were young they loved the stuff, so once we took time to find a recipe, and buy several different cheeses to make it from scratch. They took one bite and said this isn't mac and cheese because it didn't taste like the blue box. To this day, that's all they'll eat. Grill a $40.00 streak and eat it with blue box mac and cheese. CSB
November 21, 20205 yr Hard to argue with a Luby's recipe, but if you want to do a bit fancier, this one is damned good and will put you on the couch afterward. Mac and Texas Cheeses with Roasted Chiles by Grady Spears The Texas Cowboy Kitchen serves 6 to 8 4 poblano chiles 1 cup plus 1 tbsp unsalted butter 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 cup milk 1/2 cup all purpose flour 3 cups grated caciotta or monterey jack cheese 1 cup goat cheese kosher salt 1 1/2 pounds cooked macaroni 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs 2 cups grated asiago or parmesan cheese ~~~~~~~~~ Roasted Chiles Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Place the chiles on a greased baking sheet and cook, using tongs to turn chiles after 8 to 10 minutes, so that they blacken evenly on all sides. When blackened, remove from the oven and seal the chiles inside plastic bags from 10 minutes. Remove the chiles from the bags and slip off the blistered skins. When cooled, remove the seeds and stems and cut into strips. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mac and Cheese Lower the oven temperature to 370 degrees. Using 1 tablespoon of butter, grease a medium casserole dish and set aside. In a saucepan, heat the cream and milk over medium – high heat. In a separate sauce melt the remaining butter over medium heat. Whisk the flour into the melted butter, stirring over medium heat for approximately 1 minute. Slowly pour in the heated whipping cream, whisking the mixture until it thickens. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the caciotta and goat cheese. Season with salt and set aside. In a large mixing combine the macaroni, cream mixture, and green chiles, mixing gently until well combined. Pour the macaroni into the greased baking dish and evenly spread the bread crumbs and grated asiago cheese over the top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until the top is browned.
November 22, 20205 yr I dont really like Mac and cheese. I had never made it other than the kraft shit for my kids. It was requested so I made this. Everyone really liked it. https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/jalapeno-popper-mac-and-cheese/#wprm-recipe-container-15164
November 22, 20205 yr On 11/20/2020 at 6:48 PM, dcbc said: Hard to argue with a Luby's recipe, but if you want to do a bit fancier, this one is damned good and will put you on the couch afterward. Mac and Texas Cheeses with Roasted Chiles by Grady Spears The Texas Cowboy Kitchen serves 6 to 8 4 poblano chiles 1 cup plus 1 tbsp unsalted butter 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 cup milk 1/2 cup all purpose flour 3 cups grated caciotta or monterey jack cheese 1 cup goat cheese kosher salt 1 1/2 pounds cooked macaroni 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs 2 cups grated asiago or parmesan cheese ~~~~~~~~~ Roasted Chiles Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Place the chiles on a greased baking sheet and cook, using tongs to turn chiles after 8 to 10 minutes, so that they blacken evenly on all sides. When blackened, remove from the oven and seal the chiles inside plastic bags from 10 minutes. Remove the chiles from the bags and slip off the blistered skins. When cooled, remove the seeds and stems and cut into strips. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mac and Cheese Lower the oven temperature to 370 degrees. Using 1 tablespoon of butter, grease a medium casserole dish and set aside. In a saucepan, heat the cream and milk over medium – high heat. In a separate sauce melt the remaining butter over medium heat. Whisk the flour into the melted butter, stirring over medium heat for approximately 1 minute. Slowly pour in the heated whipping cream, whisking the mixture until it thickens. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the caciotta and goat cheese. Season with salt and set aside. In a large mixing combine the macaroni, cream mixture, and green chiles, mixing gently until well combined. Pour the macaroni into the greased baking dish and evenly spread the bread crumbs and grated asiago cheese over the top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until the top is browned. substitute Hatch Green Chiles.....
November 22, 20205 yr On 11/20/2020 at 12:28 PM, NeverMarryAStripper said: This is your answer. There's a recipe to duplicate it, but why bother. This stuff is better.
November 22, 20205 yr 15 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: dcbc's recipe looks great but doesn't help op out. He said no oven. I can't be expected to read every original post before responding.
November 22, 20205 yr On 11/20/2020 at 10:06 AM, Saint Austin said: We're doing an immediate-family-only Thanksgiving dinner this year, and my yankee-born wife refuses to acknowledge mac & cheese as a proper Thanksgiving side. Without her help, I'm left to make it for the kids and myself to enjoy. As both ovens are apparently already spoken for, any recommendations for a non-bake recipe? Wait...mac n cheese is an acceptable side for Thanksgiving? Fuck yeah! I’m gonna have to get in on this shit. I’ll run it by the wife and report back
November 22, 20205 yr No oven, shit just make a becahemel sauce, dump in a bunch of velveeta, salt and pepper, cook the macaroni, drain it mix the two pots together..the end. Edited November 22, 20205 yr by Surly Bevo
November 23, 20205 yr On 11/20/2020 at 12:28 PM, NeverMarryAStripper said: This is your answer. There's a recipe to duplicate it, but why bother. This is the correct answer.
November 24, 20205 yr This one is the cooks illustrated version that is pretty good. I do it without the bread crumbs. If it starts to look a little dry before the rest of the meal is ready, add a tablespoon of milk and warm back up. Link
November 24, 20205 yr Most of the no-bake mac recipes are going to call for a bechamel type sauce heavy on the cheese. That means that leftovers are going to separate. It's still pretty good, but doesn't look that great and kids may rebel. Even some of the bake recipes will. I didn't like dressing as a kid. My mom made mac n cheese as her mother did, with vermicelli, as a substitute. Everyone always got some, so it proved to be pretty popular.
November 24, 20205 yr Most of the no-bake mac recipes are going to call for a bechamel type sauce heavy on the cheese. That means that leftovers are going to separate. It's still pretty good, but doesn't look that great and kids may rebel. Even some of the bake recipes will. I didn't like dressing as a kid. My mom made mac n cheese as her mother did, with vermicelli, as a substitute. Everyone always got some, so it proved to be pretty popular.I’ve never had it separate even after a couple of days in the fridge. It never lasts more than two.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
November 24, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said: Most of the no-bake mac recipes are going to call for a bechamel type sauce heavy on the cheese. That means that leftovers are going to separate. I This is why if you are trying to do it on the fly you use you some velveeta in the bechamel and avoid the separation issues of real cheese.
November 24, 20205 yr On 11/20/2020 at 10:06 AM, Saint Austin said: We're doing an immediate-family-only Thanksgiving dinner this year, and my yankee-born wife refuses to acknowledge mac & cheese as a proper Thanksgiving side. Without her help, I'm left to make it for the kids and myself to enjoy. As both ovens are apparently already spoken for, any recommendations for a non-bake recipe? While not opposed to mac. I can't remember it ever being served in our house.
November 24, 20205 yr Look up the Tipsy Pig mac and cheese recipe online. I have made it twice, and it slams and goes very hard in the paint.
November 24, 20205 yr Whatever you decide to do, cook some steaks a couple of nights before and pour all the juice into the mac n' cheese. Mrs. CHIEF does that and it is crazy fucking good, even the plain HEB White Cheddar out of the box. CHIEF
November 25, 20205 yr On 11/23/2020 at 9:17 PM, TwiceHorn said: Most of the no-bake mac recipes are going to call for a bechamel type sauce heavy on the cheese. That means that leftovers are going to separate. It's still pretty good, but doesn't look that great and kids may rebel. Even some of the bake recipes will. If you use evap milk/mustard combo instead, the separation isn’t bad. If it does, a little milk and heat will bring it back.
November 25, 20205 yr On 11/20/2020 at 12:36 PM, NeverMarryAStripper said: Here's the recipe if you just have to make it yourself Do not attempt to grate velveeta. It's a fucking unholy mess. I cant find the shred blade for our FP, but I think it would be an unholy mess there too. If you can't buy it shredded, fuhgeddabout it.
November 25, 20205 yr 6 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: Do not attempt to grate velveeta. It's a fucking unholy mess. I cant find the shred blade for our FP, but I think it would be an unholy mess there too. If you can't buy it shredded, fuhgeddabout it. If you have to do it, pop the cheese in the freezer for about 15 minutes to firm it up and hit the front of your cheese grater with a little nonstick cooking spray.
November 25, 20205 yr 12 minutes ago, dcbc said: If you have to do it, pop the cheese in the freezer for about 15 minutes to firm it up and hit the front of your cheese grater with a little nonstick cooking spray. Tried. I'm gonna fucking freeze it. You can't even cube it with a knife. I always thought it was horrible shit, now I'm convinced. It's the food equivalent of that shit Terminator II was made of, except it's not shiny and doesn't flow. Edited November 25, 20205 yr by TwiceHorn
November 25, 20205 yr When our kids were young they loved the stuff, so once we took time to find a recipe, and buy several different cheeses to make it from scratch. They took one bite and said this isn't mac and cheese because it didn't taste like the blue box. To this day, that's all they'll eat. Grill a $40.00 streak and eat it with blue box mac and cheese. CSBMy kids are stupid too.
November 25, 20205 yr I’m not sure why you are trying to make that Luby’s recipe with velveeta. It calls for American cheese.
November 25, 20205 yr 28 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: Tried. I'm gonna fucking freeze it. You can't even cube it with a knife. I always thought it was horrible shit, now I'm convinced. It's the food equivalent of that shit Terminator II was made of, except it's not shiny and doesn't flow. I don't bother with it. The only time the stuff is in our house is when my wife wants to make chicken spaghetti.
November 25, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said: I’m not sure why you are trying to make that Luby’s recipe with velveeta. It calls for American cheese. Same basic thing. Pasteurized process cheese food. I suppose some is less gooey than velveeta.
November 25, 20205 yr Go to HEB and get some boar's head american from the deli counter. Thin slices should be easy to incorporate and it's not kraft singles garbage.
November 25, 20205 yr 3 minutes ago, elfenix said: Go to HEB and get some boar's head american from the deli counter. Thin slices should be easy to incorporate and it's not kraft singles garbage. Actually, I may be able to pull off thinnish slices from the velveeta block once near frozen. It doesn't really have to be shredded. But it's hard to do much of anything with even refrigerated velveeta. I guess I must confess unfamiliarity with pasteurized processed cheese food varieties as I would never buy it for anything but a recipe. Velveeta/Extra Melt/Cheez Whiz/American Singles are the extent of my knowledge. Edited November 25, 20205 yr by TwiceHorn
November 25, 20205 yr Also confounding. Where the hell does a food processor blade go? It's not like it has some utility in something else. I guess it got packed away separate somehow when we moved. Still, I would be afraid that the velveeta would reconstitute itself as a glob of cheezy shit before you could finish shredding it up. What should be a 10-15 minute grating job has turned into the death march of food prep. Also amusing. Our cats love cheese and will come from anywhere in the house when they hear cheese wrappers or smell it. They are giving zero fucks about the pile of grated velveeta sitting on the counter. Edited November 25, 20205 yr by TwiceHorn
November 25, 20205 yr Why the hell would you need to grate velveeta? Shit is made to melt. Use your fingers if you can't figure out how to use a knife on it (which isn't that hard)
November 26, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Surly Bevo said: Why the hell would you need to grate velveeta? Shit is made to melt. Use your fingers if you can't figure out how to use a knife on it (which isn't that hard) Well I suppose, as mentioned, you don't need to grate it. But the only heat in that recipe until baking is the boiling water. So you have to knock it down into some kind of small chunks or something you can beat with the roux. You can kind of crumble it after you semi freeze it, so that's what I did.
November 26, 20205 yr Use Colby. High moisture content allows it to melt easily. Far superior taste to American.
November 26, 20205 yr 24 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: Well I suppose, as mentioned, you don't need to grate it. But the only heat in that recipe until baking is the boiling water. So you have to knock it down into some kind of small chunks or something you can beat with the roux. You can kind of crumble it after you semi freeze it, so that's what I did. Just reread the OP. He said the ovens were occupied. Why can't he just make it in a pot on the stovetop. Boil the macaroni. Make a cheese sauce, mix, and serve. Maybe go grab a torch and flame the top a bit? Edited November 26, 20205 yr by dcbc
November 26, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, TwiceHorn said: Well I suppose, as mentioned, you don't need to grate it. But the only heat in that recipe until baking is the boiling water. So you have to knock it down into some kind of small chunks or something you can beat with the roux. You can kind of crumble it after you semi freeze it, so that's what I did. Nuke it then pour it in then mix
November 26, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, TwiceHorn said: Actually, I may be able to pull off thinnish slices from the velveeta block once near frozen. It doesn't really have to be shredded. But it's hard to do much of anything with even refrigerated velveeta. I guess I must confess unfamiliarity with pasteurized processed cheese food varieties as I would never buy it for anything but a recipe. Velveeta/Extra Melt/Cheez Whiz/American Singles are the extent of my knowledge. Dental floss. If you don’t have a ‘wire’ cheese slicer or the slicer can’t adjust for what you need, then dental floss makes decent slices which can then be cubed. I’ve used it to level cakes when I don’t want to use a knife sometimes too.
November 26, 20205 yr Well, I ended up with about half or a third grated and the rest sort of crumbled up (~1/4") after freezing (not solid, but longer than 10-15) the velveeta. And you have to refreeze it because it warms from your hands and becomes a sticky mess again before you can finish grating or crumbling. And I just left it on the wax paper and put it in the fridge, and it still attempted to reassemble itself. And, yeah, for stirring it in with the roux, that was probably about as big as you can use it and still have it stir smooth. To adultify it a little more, added mustard, tabasco, and garlic powder. I may have overdone the mustard. 😈 🤡 We'll see after the final bake. I have never cooked with velveeta other than to dump it in a crockpot with rotel. And I don't think I ever purchased singles or some other form of "American cheese" in my life. Rather than look up this thread, I found the recipe on food.com, I believe, and it lacked the deli counter mention, which might have been a help. Edited November 26, 20205 yr by TwiceHorn
November 26, 20205 yr Just saw this on the tube... https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/eddie-jackson/dressed-up-mac-and-cheese-4536809
November 26, 20205 yr Keep it simple 16oz velveeta 1 1/2 cups milk 1 bag large elbow noodles 2 tbsp butter salt/pepper Edited November 26, 20205 yr by BurntOrange&White
December 11, 20205 yr On 11/22/2020 at 3:44 PM, BurntOrange&White said: Had this for the first time tonight, am definitely a fan. Could not possibly be easier to prepare; pour in pot, turn on stove, eat when hot. Also threw in a big ol' diced jap.
December 24, 20205 yr On 11/26/2020 at 8:18 AM, TwiceHorn said: Well, I ended up with about half or a third grated and the rest sort of crumbled up (~1/4") after freezing (not solid, but longer than 10-15) the velveeta. And you have to refreeze it because it warms from your hands and becomes a sticky mess again before you can finish grating or crumbling. And I just left it on the wax paper and put it in the fridge, and it still attempted to reassemble itself. And, yeah, for stirring it in with the roux, that was probably about as big as you can use it and still have it stir smooth. To adultify it a little more, added mustard, tabasco, and garlic powder. I may have overdone the mustard. 😈 🤡 We'll see after the final bake. I have never cooked with velveeta other than to dump it in a crockpot with rotel. And I don't think I ever purchased singles or some other form of "American cheese" in my life. Rather than look up this thread, I found the recipe on food.com, I believe, and it lacked the deli counter mention, which might have been a help. Reprising this recipe. The deli counter American cheese grates. Velveeta does not. The deli counter stuff costs more than twice as much, but worth it for the convenience. The recipe made with Velveeta tasted slightly salty to me and I didn't add much salt, We'll see how the deli counter stuff affects things.
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