13 elbows meat sauce cheeses Recipes

elbow macaroni, butter (the original recipe calls for 9 tbsp. - i like to use 8 tbsp of unsalted - or 1 stick. you probably could get by with even less if you are so inclined...), shredded muenster cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, shredded monterey jack cheese, feel free to up the cheese quotient. and invite me for dinner! ), half-and-half, cubed processed cheese food (don tsp 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 tsp be the same. but hey, it s your thang - do what you wanna do. heh.), eggs, beaten, salt, dry mustard, ground black pepper, 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, 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, roasted red pepper, chopped, i have even added, artichoke hearts, drained and loosely chopped, cheesy note : another great cheese combo and 1 of my favorite spins is using shredded asiago, provolone, mozzarella and a sharp cheddar. delish, 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.

ground beef, onion, chopped, pizza sauce, elbow macaroni, cooked and drained, mozzarella cheese, shredded, pepperoni slices, quartered, salt

hidden valley ranch dressing mix, fat free cream of celery soup, white chicken meat, neufchatel cheese, light sour cream, red hot sauce, diced celery, whole wheat elbow macaroni, cooked, shredded colby-monterey jack cheese

onion, chopped, hamburger meat, velveeta cheese, rotel, tomato sauce, whole kernel corn, elbow macaroni, garlic powder, salt and pepper

uncooked elbow macaroni (we use mission lower-carb macaroni), lean ground beef or 1 lb ground buffalo meat or 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey, chopped yellow onion, minced garlic (about 4 cloves), chopped peeled tomatoes , with juice, tomato paste, chopped mild green chilies, with liquid, red kidney beans or 1 (15 oz) can black beans or 1 (15 oz) can black soybeans, drained, chili powder, dried ancho chile powder, dried oregano, ground cumin, black pepper, salt, tabasco sauce , to taste, shredded cheddar cheese

italian sausage (ground ), ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese (shredded ), eggs (beaten ), garlic powder, oregano, elbow macaroni, fresh mushrooms (sliced ), spaghetti sauce (i use ragu meat)

albacore tuna, imitation crabmeat, imitation lobster meat, cooked shrimp, sharp cheddar cheese, ragu cheddar cheese sauce, fresh broccoli, mozzarella cheese or 12 oz provolone cheese, cheeses, your favorite casserole noodles (penne, elbow, rigati, shells, etc), seasoning salt (optional), black pepper (optional), garlic powder (optional)

lean ground beef (or any meat you prefer), elbow macaroni, tomatoes, onion, garlic powder, salt (to taste), pepper (to taste), tomato paste, water, parmesan cheese (optional) or chili powder (optional) or hot sauce (optional)

ground beef, elbow macaroni, onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped, tomato sauce (with or without meat), shredded mozzarella cheese

elbow macaroni, ricotta cheese, tomato sauce with meat (store bought or make your own), mozzarella cheese, shredded, grated parmesan cheese, grated romano cheese, chopped fresh parsley

commercial pizza sauce, salt, black pepper, hot cooked elbow macaroni (about 2 oz uncooked ), shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese