Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Baked Macaroni and Cheese is a healthy breakfast or lunch dish for whole family . This Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe needs only plenty of time and easy recipe for daily dish.
Consist of lots of healthy nutritions and perfect in taste for cheese lovers.


Ingredients :

1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 eggs
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 teaspoonful seasoning salt
1/2 teaspoonful black pepper
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoonful butter


Cooking Direction :

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

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or till al dente, drain and rinse with cold water.

Mix milk, eggs, sour cream, seasoning salt, and pepper in a bowl

Layer macaroni, cheddar cheese, and milk mixture till pan is full.
Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and pour melted butter on top.

Bake in a preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes or till milk mixture is done.


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Marinara Sauce ( Tomato Based Sauce )

Marinara sauce . A tomato based sauce which can be applied to cook Spaghetti or Lasagna.
This dish takes some time as the flavours need a chance to come out and meld together. So the best is to put the marinara sauce in refrigerator at least a day before using

Marinara Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:

1 tablespoonful olive oil
1 small onion,chopped
2 cloves garlic,chopped
1 stalk celery,chopped
1 carrot, peeled and grated
1 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 teaspoonful oregano (optional)
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup red wine (optional)
1 tablespoonful balsamic vinegar (optional)
1 tablespoonful basil, chopped, (optional)
1 tablespoonful parsley, chopped, (optional)


Cooking Directions:

Heat the oil in a pan.
Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes.
Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add celery, carrots, salt and pepper and saute until the vegetables are soft (about 10 minutes).
Add the tomatoes, oregano, bay leaf, salt and pepper, wine, and balsamic vinegar
Simmer uncovered over low heat until the sauce thickens (about 1 hour).
Stir in the basil and parsley and turn off the heat.

Lasagna

Lasagna is a traditional Italian Food base from cheese . Many various taste has been created with many different Ingredients. A lasagna at its base is a dish that is made of layers of sheets of pasta with various fillings in between each layer. A common lasagne often have layers of tomato sauce or meat sauce and layers of cheese. These cheese layers are usually made from ricotta or a bechamel sauce.
But it can also be variated with cottage cheese or other kind of cheese
Here's a step by step easy Lasagna Recipe. Making Lasagna by yourself may takes a bit of effort and time so it is best suited for a weekend. But I believe serving your own home making Lasagna for your beloved family will worth of all the efforts

Lasagna
(served for 6)

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound Italian sausage (casings removed and crumbled)
1 batch marinara sauce ( see link " Marinara Sauce Recipe ")
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
8 ounces lasagne noodles
(try make your own see lnk " Pasta Dough Recipe ")
2 whole eggs
2 cups cottage cheese
1 cup parmigiano reggiano, grated
3 cups mozzarella cheese,grated


Cooking Directions:

Brown the meat in a large sauce pan, drain off any excess grease and set aside.

Start cooking the marinara sauce as directed and when you get to the let simmer stage add the meat and tomato paste and simmer for 30-60 minutes.

Boil the noodles as directed on the package.
Mix the eggs, cottage cheese and parmigiano reggiano in a large bowl.
Spread 1/2 cup of the meat sauce over the bottom of a baking dish*.

Place a layer of noodles on top.
Place 1/2 of the cottage cheese mixture on top.
Place 1/3 of the mozzarella on top.
Place 1/3 of the meat sauce top.
Place a layer of noodles on top.
Place the remaining cottage cheese mixture on top.
Place 1/3 of the mozzarella on top.
Place 1/3 of the meat sauce top.
Place a layer of noodles on top.
Place the remaining meat sauce top.
Place the remaining mozzarella and parmigiano reggiano on top.

Bake in a preheated 350F oven till bubbling on the sides and golden brown on top, about 30-45 minutes.


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Tuna Lasagna

Lasagna is a traditional Italian Food base from cheese . Many various taste has been created with many different ingredients . Here's Tuna Lasagna Recipe , A fish Lasagna Recipe which are delicious and tastefull .

Ingredients :

1 tablespoonful cooking oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 large onion, chopped
1 (415 g) can tomatoes
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoonful tomato paste
1 chicken stock cube
1 (425 g) can tuna, drained
lasagna noodles, pre-cooked or fresh
( to make your own see link " Pasta Dough Recipe ")
1 cup tasty cheese, grated

For the White Sauce
30 g butter or margarine
1/3 cup plain flour
1 1/2 cups milk


Cooking Directions :

Heat oil in a medium sized saucepan.
Add garlic and onion and cook till onion is soft.
Stir in undrained, smashed tomatoes, water, crumbled stock cube and tomato paste.
Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and gently stir in Tuna.

For the sauce:
Melt the butter
Add flour and blend well before adding milk.

Mix well with a balloon whisk.
Microwave for 2 minutes on high whisking after the first minute.

Layer Lasagna noodles, tuna mix and sauce in a casserole dish.
Sprinkle with cheese.
Bake 180 degrees celsius for about 25 minutes.


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Spaghetti Cheesy Meatballs

A delicious Food Recipes from Italian Recipe has pasta spaghetti with cheesy meatballs on top . Spaghetti basically an easy recipe for home making, and this Spaghetti Cheesy Meatballs Recipe can be your choice.

Spaghetti Cheesy Meatballs Recipe
(served 4)


Ingredients :

500g lean beef mince
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 cup grated tasty cheese
1 onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped basil
1 tbs olive oil
570g jar tomato, onion & basil chunky sauce
400g dried spaghetti package
( or make it yourself see link " Pasta Base Recipe ")
Basil leaves to serve


Cooking Direction :

Combine mince, egg, cheese, onion and basil.
Season and roll into balls.

Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan.
Cook half the meatballs for 4-5 minutes, Remove and repeat with the remaining meatballs

Return the meatballs to the pan and pour over sauce
Cover, cook over a medium heat for about 20 minutes or till cooked through.

Cook spaghetti in a large pan of boiling water, as the package directions.
Drain and place in a serving bowl
Spoon over meatballs and sauce.

Serve with basil leaves


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• Spaghetti Bolognese
• Tuna Lasagna
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Pasta Base

Pasta is a food base ingredients of many cooking food recipes . Usually people buy a package pasta on grocerries store . But making a home made pasta is not very difficult either .
Try this Pasta Base Recipe at home, and use it to cook many pasta recipes for home daily cooking



Ingredients :

1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoonful salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoonful water


Cooking Direction :

In a medium sized bowl, combine flour and salt.
Make a well in the flour, add the slightly beaten egg, and mix.
Mixture should form a stiff dough.
If needed, stir in 1 to 2 tablespoonful water.

On a lightly floured surface, knead dough for about 3 to 4 minutes.
With a pasta machine or by hand roll dough out to desired thinness.
Use machine or knife to cut into strips of desired width.


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• Spaghetti Cheesy Meatballs
• Tuna Lasagna
  

Spaghetti Bolognese

Spaghetti a traditional Italian Food now wellknown internationally. Spaghetti recipe is basically easy recipe with many variation of flavour .
Here's a Spaghetti Bolognese recipe for a perfect evening meal.


Ingredients :

500g Minced Beef
1 chopped onion
180g chopped carrots
1 tablespoonful olive oil
2 chopped celery sticks
2 tins chopped tomatoes
large squirt of tomato puree
1 clove crushed garlic
2 beef stock cubes
2 bay leaves
150 ml water
400g dried spaghetti package ( or make your own Pasta Base see link " Pasta Base Recipe ")



Cooking Direction :

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat
Add the minced beef and cook till browned.
Add the onion, carrots, garlic and celery.
Cook till they are slightly soft, but make sure they do not brown.
Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, stock cubes made up with 150ml boiling water, and the bay leaves, stir
Bring the heat down to a low level
Cook till the carrots and celery are soft, this can take anything up to 1 hour 30 mins.

For a really rich flavour make sure you stir the sauce to break up the minced beef and the tomatoes, this can also be done with a potato masher if you wish.

Take out the bay leaves just before serving.

Cook the spaghetti according the instructions on the package
Drain

Serve the spaghetti with the bolognese sauce on top
Garnish with parmesan cheese, and some basil leaves (if desired)


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