Showing posts with label macaroni. Show all posts
Showing posts with label macaroni. Show all posts

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Ranch Mac & Cheese

What breaks a hearts? Many things. 

How should you fix it? By making something which uses three different types of cheese.

Even though that little piece of crap you call heart won't get fixed but at least your stomach would be full.

So, I was craving mac & cheese recently I wanted to try some new type of it. As you know previously I have made Spicy Mac & Cheese, Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese and Firecracker Shrimps Macaroni & Cheese. This time I came across a type that I could not ignore.



It was none other than Ranch Mac & Cheese. Consisting of cheddar, chili pepper cheese, parmesan, ranch sauce and topped with crushed salty biscuits. Cheat meals have never sounded this better.
Its very simple to make and if this is too hard for you then so is breathing.

Ingredients:

500 grams elbow macaroni

1 cup of whole milk

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup ranch dressing

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon crushed black pepper

100 grams shredded chili cheese

100 grams shredded cheddar cheese

1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup crushed salty biscuits

sliced mushrooms (optional)

sliced sausages (optional)


I wanted to add some protein and SHROOMS to this mac & cheese so sliced some sausages and mushrooms.

Fried them in butter over low heat for 3-5 minutes for slight crisp.


Now all you need to do is cook the macaroni according to the instructions on the package.


Put a non stick pan on low heat. Melt butter in it and add milk.


Keep mixing with your spatula and add sour cream.

Then add ranch sauce.

 

Add salt, garlic powder and pepper. Mix it properly.


Now add shredded chili cheese, cheddar cheese and parmesan.



Mix it till your thick and smooth cheese sauce is ready.


Now we crush the salty biscuits in any food processor.


Add macaroni and half of the crushed biscuits to the cheese sauce.

Then add the crisp fried sliced mushrooms and sausages with the remaining crushed biscuits


Mix it properly and your Ranch Mac & Cheese is ready to be served.


Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you all to Ranch Mac & Cheese. This is 450 calories per serving. Eat wisely.


Sunday, October 25, 2015

Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese

Buffalo sauce to me is what blood is to vampires. It is not only one of a kind of a hot sauce but you just can't have enough of it. The first time i tried it was in Buffalo Chicken Burger from Hardee's and not only did it blow my taste buds but it also blew my mind.

I have previously made a Buffalo Cheesy Chicken Penne Pasta but alongside buffalo sauce one of my favorite is Mac & Cheese. I have previously also made 2 types of Mac & Cheese. This will be my third type which will be an infusion of buffalo sauce glazed chicken with a topping of mac  and cheese made with buffalo sauce.

It was too much work at times I actually forgot to take some pictures so please bear with me.

Ingredients:

2 cups of boiled and shredded chicken

1 packet of elbow macaroni

1 cup of buffalo sauce

1 medium onion chopped

1 teaspoon garlic paste

4 tablespoon butter

2/3 cups of sour cream (cream plus 2 tablespoons of vinegar basically)

4 tablespoon all purpose flour

4 cups of milk

1 teaspoons mustard

1 cup cheddar cheese

2/3 cup of mozzarella cheese

Salt and pepper per taste

freshly chopped coriander because parsley is hard to find

For the crumbs:

25 TUC biscuits

3-4 slices of bread

4 tablespoons of butter






First of all let us make the bread crumbs.

For it we have to put the TUC buicuits in a chopper along side the bread slices. Finely chop them into a powder. Then add melted butter to it and chop/mix it again. Take the crumbs out in a plate and bake them in an oven for 3-5 minutes.

The best and the crispiest bread crumbs I ever had.









Boil your pasta according to the packet and keep it aside.

Now put 2 tablespoon of oil in a non stick pan and fry the copped onions until they are translucent.

Add garlic paste and chicken to it. You can also add salt and pepper to season it according to your taste.

Add half a cup of buffalo sauce and simmer it until the sauce is thickened.









Take the chicken out in a transparent deep dish. Transparent because it will help you in baking later.






Time to make the sauce which is constant work all thanks to flour. I hate flour.

Add butter to a non stick pan and let it melt.

Quickly add 4 tablespoon of all purpose flour and keep it stirring. Now add two cups of milk while stirring occasionally. Add the 2 cups later.

NOTE - The milk will try to form lumps but please do not let it do that and keep on moving those lazy hands of yours for stirring.

Add the teaspoon of mustard.

Season it with salt and pepper and add both cheddar and mozzarella cheese. Stir it to let the cheese mix in.

Now add 2/3 cup of sour cream and the buffalo sauce and keep it cooking till your desired thickness is achieved.










Now everything is prepared you need to set up the dish. The chicken is already in place.

Then you layer it up with the boiled macaroni.

The third layer will be of the cheese sauce.

The fourth layer is of the bread crumbs you made topped with finely chopped coriander.







The dish is ready now. Time to bake it.


My oven is dirtier than my dreams.

Preheat the oven on 360F and place the dish in it for 15-20 minutes until you see the sauce bubbly hot.






Ladies and gentlemen even I was not sure how this will turn out but oh my did it won hearts today. Even my friends who I thank for taking me to the hospital because I was not feeling well were smiling after eating this.

I unleash Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese.



Thursday, October 9, 2014

Spicy Mac & Cheese

I can't really understand a relationship between a girl and cheese.

Whenever you mention cheese in front of a girl her face brightens up like uski kameti nikal ai ho jaise. Could not say that in English.

To celebrate this unique love I will tell you girls how to make a spicier version of Mac & cheese. So better be attentive.

You need the following ingredients:

400 grams macaroni boiled

1 and a half glass of milk


2 tablespoon flour mixed in the half glass of milk


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100 grams of butter

250 grams of cheese of your own choice

Red chili flakes


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(And the totally optional) A can of sliced mushrooms

And 4 jalapeño filled sausages sliced.


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Step 1: Melt butter.
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Step 2: fry the mushrooms and sausages in the butter. When fried properly separate them from butter.

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Step 3: add the first glass of milk, bring to boil and then add the half glass of the milk containing the flour.

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Step 4: Add cheese and stir until the cheese melts.

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Step 5: when the thick cheese coating is ready add fried mushrooms, sausages, chili flakes. salt and pepper per taste.

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Step 6: add the boil macaroni and flip it until the properly coated by the cheese.

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Your Spicy Mac & Cheese is ready. Eat it fresh and do not share with anyone.

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