What to do with two boxes of Macaroni?!
What to do with two boxes of Macaroni?
My co-workers husband works for a pasta company and today she brought in two big boxes of macaroni in cute shapes, now I don't know what to make with them. They are like pirate ships and stuff like that. This is just macaroni, plain, no cheese.
I don't eat much pasta so I have no recipes. What would you all suggest?
Answers: MAC N CHEESE (OF COURSE!)
1 (7-ounce) box (2 cups) uncooked dried elbow macaroni
1/4 cup LAND O LAKES? Butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups LAND O LAKES? Milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (8-ounce) package (2 cups) LAND O LAKES? Cheddar Cheese, cubed 1/2 inch
1/2 cup dried bread crumbs
1 tablespoon LAND O LAKES? Butter, melted
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Heat oven to 350°F. Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain. Meanwhile, melt 1/4 cup butter in 3-quart saucepan until sizzling; stir in flour. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth and bubbly (1 minute). Add milk and salt. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened (3 to 4 minutes). Stir in cooked macaroni and cheese. Spoon into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Stir together all remaining ingredients in small bowl; sprinkle over macaroni and cheese. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through and golden brown.
TIP: For a gourmet flavor, stir in 3 ounces cubed cream cheese and 1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard with the milk.
MACARONI SALAD
5 cups elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
1 cup Miracle Whip (I usually add more)
1 cup chopped red bell peppers
1 cup chopped cucumbers
1 (8 ounce) package cheddar cheese, cubed (I sometimes use colby/jack)
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Mix ingredients until well blended; refrigerate.
I usually make this a day ahead so that the flavors meld.
Before serving, i usually add more Miracle Whip.
CASHEW CHICKEN CASSEROLE
INGREDIENTS
2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
3 cups cubed cooked chicken
1/2 cup cubed process American cheese
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 1/3 cups milk
1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2/3 cup crushed saltine crackers
3/4 cup cashew halves
DIRECTIONS
In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish, layer the first seven ingredients in the order listed. In a bowl, combine the soups, milk and broth. Pour over water chestnuts. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Toss butter and cracker crumbs; sprinkle over casserole. Top with cashews.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until macaroni is tender.
MINESTRONE SOUP
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 (14 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 cups water
1 (15 ounce) can baby peas
1 cup finely chopped carrots
1 (14 ounce) can chopped spinach, drained
1 beef bouillon cube
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
DIRECTIONS
Place the beef, onion, and garlic in a skillet over medium heat. Cook until beef is evenly brown and onion is tender. Drain grease.
Transfer beef, onion, and garlic to a large pot. Mix in tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, peas, carrots, spinach, bouillon cube, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and cook 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add more water or tomato sauce as needed.
Stir macaroni into the soup. Season with Italian seasoning. Continue cooking 10 minutes, or until macaroni is tender. Do arts and crafts with it. Or you could donate to a elementary or private school. Hello:
You could make goulash with all of that macaroni or some macaroni salad. Add stewed tomato's...delicious! If you have kids andsome glue, papaer and markers let them play with a box of them and do arts and crafts. have spaghetti or sell them on eBay. ;] take it down to the food pantry, let them figure out who to give it to or what to do with it. Give some of it to your kids to paint and turn into toy jewellery. Or you could use it to decorate children's cakes. ok. be thankful for it!!! I would take great advantage of this, as we are pasta eaters in my house!! ok, plain psta? have kids?? plain with a little garlic / margiarine, with a pinch of salt and parmesan cheese is a great comfort food, and easy, too! add peas and some sliced , grilled chicken, makes a great meal. look in allrecipes. com for awesome pasta recipes. chicken casserole, or tuna casserole comes to mind when I read your question, though. My kids love Pasta with just a little bit of butter on it and nothing else. Use it like you would spaghetti, add a meat sauce or alfredo sauce. Cook the macaroni until it's 2/3 done and bake it in a dish in the oven covered with tomato sauce minced beef and cheese, like a manicotti. What about tuna casserole, or cold tuna salad?
Tuna Salad:
Noodles
Tuna
Mayo
Celery
Sweet Peas
Onion
mushroom
Not sure what the name of this one is but:
Noodles
mozz cheese (cubed)
italian dressing
green pepper
onion
celery
carrot
summer sausage
cucumber
cherry tomato
Both are very good... You can make macaroni and cheese with it.
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
3/4 pound mushrooms, chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups whole milk
3 cups (packed) grated sharp cheddar cheese (about 12 ounces)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
8 slices thick-cut bacon, chopped
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs made from crustless French bread
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and onion; sauté until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour, mustard, salt, and pepper; cook 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk. Cook until sauce is smooth and slightly thickened, whisking constantly, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add cheese and parsley; stir until cheese melts. Mix in pasta.
Sauté bacon in medium skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Mix half of bacon into pasta and transfer to prepared dish. Sprinkle with remaining bacon.
Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Add breadcrumbs; sauté until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over pasta. Bake until pasta is heated through and golden brown, about 20 minutes. Here a couple of guidelines. When you have pastas with little crevices, a thinner sauce with very small or forkable sized ingredients is best.
So you could do a marinara with parmesan cheese. The sauce can be thinned slightly to enter the little crevices and the cheese will get in there too.
If you like vegetables with your pasta, you could add steamed broccoli, zuchinni, halved cherry tomatoes...etc to your marinara.
A nice pesto would also work well.
If you want meat, make sure it's forkable. Meaning it's about the same size as the pasta so that you can poke it and the pasta for well balanced bites. Add some milk, butter and Velveeta cheese to noodles( after boiling them as per box directions). Or you could add a jar of spaghetti sauce, or add some peppers and seasoning and some dressing of your choice and chill for some pasta salad. Or you could add them to some soup that would be good with noodles. If you have kids around you could do art projects with them too! get some velveta cheese and chilli and mix it togetheir with the macaroni Donate them-preferably to a food bank or homeless shelter. boil the macaroni, fry some bacon crispy. get two large cans of whole tomatoes, open the cans, mash up the tomatoes, get a large package of Colby style cheese. slice up the cheese and layer the macaroni then put tomatoes over the macaroni and then the cheese, and then the bacon. repeat the layers, add salt and pepper to each layer. Back in oven for 30 to 45 minutes make sure the oven is pre heated. Those unusual shapes are to interest small kids at mealtime. Serve topped with homemade or Jar sauce and grated cheese. I like Classico brand tomato & basil flavor best. Add meat if you like. Mix some extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice, parmesan cheese and chopped fresh basil together, and pour over hot cooked macaroni. Season with S/P to taste.
Simple and delish!