Comments on: Mac and Cheese http://www.adventuresofaglutenfreemom.com/2009/09/mac-and-cheese/ The Life Adventures of a Gluten Free Mom Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:22:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gluten-Free “Boxed” Mac and Cheese « Adventures of a Gluten Free Mom http://www.adventuresofaglutenfreemom.com/2009/09/mac-and-cheese/#comment-108 Gluten-Free “Boxed” Mac and Cheese « Adventures of a Gluten Free Mom Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:02:45 +0000 http://adventuresofaglutenfreemom.com/?p=499#comment-108 [...] have been making my own “Kraft-like” GF Mac and Cheese for a long time now, mostly because I do not care for the texture of the pasta in the GF [...] [...] have been making my own “Kraft-like” GF Mac and Cheese for a long time now, mostly because I do not care for the texture of the pasta in the GF [...]

]]> By: adventuresofaglutenfreemom http://www.adventuresofaglutenfreemom.com/2009/09/mac-and-cheese/#comment-107 adventuresofaglutenfreemom Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:20:46 +0000 http://adventuresofaglutenfreemom.com/?p=499#comment-107 Gail, You are so very welcome! It is delicious and costs so much less than buying the GF Mac and Cheese in the box. If you don't already use these noodles, I would highly recommend Tinkyada's Rice Elbows with Rice Bran added. I have tried every GF pasta out there and these are without a doubt the closest in taste and texture to wheat pasta. They never get mushy like some of the pastas can. They also hold up very well as leftovers. <strong>For "Kraft" Mac and Cheese</strong> (I took these directions right off the back of a Kraft box several years ago then weighed the cheese powder and pasta myself) Measure out the following (If you do not already have a kitchen scale, I HIGHLY recommend getting one. It is especially helpful for making your own "convenience" foods! 1 1/2 ounces of cheese powder 7 1/2 ounces pasta <strong> Regular Preparation:</strong> 6 cups Water (I always add some salt to the boiling water) 4 Tbs. Margarine 1/4 cup 2% Milk <strong>Light Prep:</strong> 2 tsp. Butter 1/4 cup Fat Free Milk Boil water. Stir in Macaroni. Cook until tender, stirring occasionally (for Tinkyada macaroni it is about 16 minutes). Drain. DO NOT RINSE. Return to pan. Add margarine, 1/4 cup milk and cheese sauce mix; mix well. Here is another great use for mac and cheese. I cut this off a box of Kraft a few years ago too. The recipes call for the family size box of Kraft Mac and Cheese, so I double the batch using 15 ounces of pasta and 3 ounces of cheese powder. Our favorite is #1. <strong>To the Mac and Cheese add the following (6 different meal combinations): </strong> 1. add 2 cups of cooked ground turkey, 2 cups cooked sweet corn and 1 1/2 cups salsa 2. add 2 cups tuna, 2 cups cooked peas and 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning 3. add 2 cups cooked chicken, 2 cups stewed tomatoes and 2/3 cup chopped green pepper 4. add 2 cups cooked ground beef, 2 cups chopped green pepper and 1 cup BBQ sauce 5. add 2 cups cooked chicken, 2 cups cooked broccoli and 3 tsp. mustard 6. add 2 cups cooked ground beef, 2 cups stewed tomatoes and 2 tsp. chili powder Heidi Gail,
You are so very welcome! It is delicious and costs so much less than buying the GF Mac and Cheese in the box. If you don’t already use these noodles, I would highly recommend Tinkyada’s Rice Elbows with Rice Bran added. I have tried every GF pasta out there and these are without a doubt the closest in taste and texture to wheat pasta. They never get mushy like some of the pastas can. They also hold up very well as leftovers.

For “Kraft” Mac and Cheese (I took these directions right off the back of a Kraft box several years ago then weighed the cheese powder and pasta myself)

Measure out the following (If you do not already have a kitchen scale, I HIGHLY recommend getting one. It is especially helpful for making your own “convenience” foods!
1 1/2 ounces of cheese powder
7 1/2 ounces pasta


Regular Preparation:
6 cups Water (I always add some salt to the boiling water)
4 Tbs. Margarine
1/4 cup 2% Milk

Light Prep:
2 tsp. Butter
1/4 cup Fat Free Milk

Boil water. Stir in Macaroni. Cook until tender, stirring occasionally (for Tinkyada macaroni it is about 16 minutes).
Drain. DO NOT RINSE. Return to pan.
Add margarine, 1/4 cup milk and cheese sauce mix; mix well.

Here is another great use for mac and cheese. I cut this off a box of Kraft a few years ago too. The recipes call for the family size box of Kraft Mac and Cheese, so I double the batch using 15 ounces of pasta and 3 ounces of cheese powder. Our favorite is #1.

To the Mac and Cheese add the following (6 different meal combinations):
1. add 2 cups of cooked ground turkey, 2 cups cooked sweet corn and 1 1/2 cups salsa
2. add 2 cups tuna, 2 cups cooked peas and 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
3. add 2 cups cooked chicken, 2 cups stewed tomatoes and 2/3 cup chopped green pepper
4. add 2 cups cooked ground beef, 2 cups chopped green pepper and 1 cup BBQ sauce
5. add 2 cups cooked chicken, 2 cups cooked broccoli and 3 tsp. mustard
6. add 2 cups cooked ground beef, 2 cups stewed tomatoes and 2 tsp. chili powder

Heidi

]]> By: Gail http://www.adventuresofaglutenfreemom.com/2009/09/mac-and-cheese/#comment-106 Gail Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:54:41 +0000 http://adventuresofaglutenfreemom.com/?p=499#comment-106 Thank you for publishing this recipe along with photos. I obtained the cheese powder and once it arrived I thought "now what a I going to do with it". This saves me a lot of trial and error. It looks yummy! Thank you for publishing this recipe along with photos. I obtained the cheese powder and once it arrived I thought “now what a I going to do with it”. This saves me a lot of trial and error. It looks yummy!

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