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Four Cheese Macaroni Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lunasea / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago A delightfully creamy and rich Macaroni and Cheese. The combination of cheeses is wonderful. It's perfectly delicious as is but it is also very receptive to a number of other additions (listed below) to make it a one-dish dinner. This is an adapt... More Prep:25m Cook:35m Servings:6	Lunasea
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Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni

9 tablespoons butter (The original recipe calls for 9 tbsp. - I like to use 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter - or one stick. You probably could get by with even less if you are so inclined...)

1/2 cup shredded Muenster cheese

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

(Feel free to up the cheese quotient. And invite me for dinner! )

1 1/2 cups half-and-half

8 ounces cubed processed cheese food (Don't be a Velveeta snob like I was - this makes the sauce so darn cheesy/creamy. If you want to remain a V-snob, then go for cream cheese, but it won't be the same. But hey, it's your thang - do what you wanna do. Heh.)

2 eggs, beaten

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 tsp. of dry mustard

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

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Optional Additions: (any combination)

Ground meat, browned (turkey, chicken, beef, pork)

Breakfast sausage such as Jimmy Dean regular or hot (browned and drained - 1 lb.)

Keilbasa or Andouille (cut into chunks and browned in a wee bit of olive oil)

Fresh chorizo, casing removed, browned and broken up

1 small onion, diced and sauteed until translucent

Jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped (for a milder taste, use Poblano, or go crazy and use serranos or a habanero)

Crushed red pepper flake to taste

3/4 c. of roasted red pepper, chopped

I have even added:

1 can of artichoke hearts, drained and loosely chopped

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CHEESY NOTE: Another great cheese combo and one of my favorite spins is using shredded Asiago, Provolone, Mozzarella and a Sharp Cheddar. Delish!

Or use a pepper jack cheese in the mix. Or a smoked cheddar. I adore cheese and it all works for me and makes this recipe wonderful, comforting and lusciously decadent.

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain well and return to cooking pot.

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 8 tablespoons butter; stir into the macaroni.

In a large bowl, combine the Muenster cheese, mild and sharp Cheddar cheeses, and Monterey Jack cheese; mix well.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Add the half and half, 1 1/2 cups of cheese mixture, cubed processed cheese food, dry mustard and eggs to macaroni; mix together and season with salt and pepper.

Transfer to a lightly greased deep 2 1/2 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese mixture and 1 tablespoon of butter.

Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until hot and bubbling around the edges.

Serve and enjoy!

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Comments

berry 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Yummy.. quick and easy... thanks!

pudgy47 1 year, 10 months ago said:
This really sounds DELIS!!! Must try Thanks.

cajunspices66 1 year, 8 months ago said:
I LIKE THIS... THANKS!

joeboudreau 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Holy cow all your recipes sound so amazing i may have to try them all,this mac and cheese sounds so good and easy(its one of my guilty pleasures)

tuilelaith 1 year, 6 months ago said:
So good! I must make this soon. The Grands favorite dish is mac and cheese so this is going to be a big hit!!!

jimrug1 1 year, 4 months ago said:
My family are all mac N cheese nuts. I can just imagine how all the flavors and textures of these cheeses blend together. I must try this soon. You will make me the hit of party if I can pull this off.... ;-)~~ Jim

cocinera 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Oh yeah im so making this and you got exactly right about the v snob factor it makes a difference oh you got my 5

moss52 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I can't tell ya, who to sock it to! LOL!
You're pretty funny! :o)
Great recipe!

lovebreezy 1 year ago said:
Thank you for your "Velveeta Snob..." comment. I run into them often although I think that there's a whole bunch of closet Velveeta eaters out there. I don't normally rate recipes until I actually try them but that comment rates a 5 by itself. - - - - All of you who love this recipe, come join the new VELVEETA group.

linebb956 1 year ago said:
Great recipe! Velveeta makes it so creamy so you don't have to thicken... I also make is just with the cheeses for grandkids...

lexluv101 1 year ago said:
I'm sure this is delicious - I love mac n' cheese!

jencathen 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
We had this last week and it was really good. The hubby couldn't find the Muenster cheese because he didn't go to the deli ;) so I doubled the Monterey Jack cheese.

lilliancooks 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
WOW! Lunasea! I can tell this is amazingly good! So much cramy cheesey goodness...and all those extra add-ins make it all the better!

sparow64 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Oh yeah, baby...lovin this one!!!

juels 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
How did I ever miss this one? I love mac n'cheese and this recipe sounds haevenly! I also love all your optional additions! Will definitely be trying this one!

jimrug1 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Hey Vickie... Well, you know me, always a day late and a dollar short...... ;-)~ I made this quite sometime ago for a family get together. It was awesome. The cheese combination gives all different textures from creamy to crusty to stringy. As you suggested, I added some chopped Jalapeno and smoked sausage. It was gobbled up so fast I ran out.....;-)~ I posted this in the "I Made It" group. Wish I had taken a photo but your photo pretty much says it all..... Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe...... Jim

pointsevenout 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Making this now. Using provolone instead of cheddar. Using smoked mozzarella instead of meunster. Ran 1 oz shy of Velveeta. Made up for it with havarti with dill. Thank Julia Child I had the sharp cheddar. Oops, used colby jack instead of monterey jack.

Using 1 pound of andouille smoked sausage.

gagagrits 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Vicky girl you are amazing, I was just looking at the I made it group and this popped out at me, wow this is a keeper. We love mac and cheese, and with your additions this is super!!!

juels 8 months, 1 week ago said:
Made this for the party this past weekend. It came out great, cheesy, creamy, and so yummy! Because we had a lot of kids coming, I added kielbasa to it, which is more kid friendly. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to take a picture of a tray, but the next day I took a picture of it in a plate (well, whatever was left of it, anyway). This one is definitely a keeper!

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