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Made this yesterday for the first time for Ezra for Lunch – not sure if I’ll make pasta any other way. Was so easy and no boil over lol Mac and Cheese: Ingredients: Pasta Water Pinch of Salt Jar of Cheese Sauce  Shredded Cheese Directions: 1)  Place as much Pasta as you want into the pot and add enough water so its close to but NOT covering the pasta 2) Put on top and make sure the steamer is Sealed 3) Cook on manual for half the time in instructions on the box/bag 4) Release steam as soon as its done 5) Most of the water should be absorbed but it not let it sit for a bit then add sauce and shredded cheese 6) Serve as is or throw into a baking dish top with extra cheese and bread crumbs and bake at 350 for about 10-15 minutes then broil the top

Everyone that knows us knows that Mac and Cheese is a regular dinner in our house. . . No Shame here lol Lately Eddie hasn't wanted anything too spicy so we mixed it up going Cajun last night Cajun Chicken Mac and Cheese Ingredients Chicken Breast Salt Pepper Cajun Seasoning Pasta Ragu Cheddar Cheese Sauce Shredded Cheese Sliced Sandwich Cheese Bread Crumbs Pepperoni (cut up) Directions 1) Bake Chicken Breast sprinkled with salt and pepper at 375 degrees for 50 minutes 2) Turn oven down to 350 then chop up chicken and put in a frying pan over medium heat 3) Sprinkle chicken with Cajun Seasoning then cook till brown 4) Boil pasta according to package directions 5) Drain pasta then combine with cheese sauce, shredded cheese, and chicken 6) Place mixture into greased baking dish then top with sliced cheese, Bread crumbs, and pepperoni 7) Bake at 350 for 30 minutes

Mac and Cheese is a regular dinner in our house and recently I found something that makes mac and cheese even easier to make. . . Cheesy Ragu Double Cheddar! This stuff is awesome!! Super Easy Mac and Cheese Ingredients: -Franks Buffalo Sauce -Chicken Breast -Pasta -Cheesy Ragu Double Cheddar -Shredded Cheese -Bacon (optional) Directions: 1) Marinate Chicken in Franks Buffalo Sauce overnight 2) Bake Chicken then chop into bite size pieces 3) Leave Oven heated to 350 4) Cook and Drain Pasta 5) Add Cheesy Ragu and Cheese to Pasta 6) Mix in Chicken 7) Spoon Pasta into a baking dish then top with More cheese and Bacon (optional) 8) Bake for 30 minutes

If anyone has Windows 8 and hasn't opened up the Bing Food and Drink App you need to NOW!!! I love this app and usually spend my lunch hour flipping through all the articles and recipes that get updated daily (during the work week and occasionally on weekend) As I was reading an article about NASA using 3D printers ( Click. Print. Eat - By Leah Eskin -Chicago Tribune - ‎Monday‎, ‎January‎ ‎13‎, ‎2014) as a possible new space food option the article was ended with a recipe for easy homemade pasta with cheese and butter and I couldn't stop thinking about it all night Luckily Eddie had a work event so I was only making dinner for me so of course I had Pasta with Butter and Cheese but the easy way Pasta with Butter and Cheese Ingredients: -Pasta (I used Whole Wheat Spaghetti) -Butter -Parmesan Cheese Directions: 1) Cook Pasta according to directions 2) Drain Pasta and cover in butter and Cheese As an FYI here is Leah Eskin's Recipe from the article ...

I can't believe I haven't posted this recipe yet. Pasta sausage pasta is one of those dishes that I made for Eddie back in his apartment in San Francisco and have been making him ever since. It definitely isn't the healthiest dish out there but OMG is soooooo good. Spicy Sausage Pasta Ingredients: 1 Package of Pasta 1 pound of ground sausage Italian seasoning Cayenne Pepper Red Pepper Flakes 1 jar of Alfredo Sauce Directions: 1) Cook Sausage adding Italian seasoning, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes to spice it up 2) Cook Pasta according to package directions 3) Drain Pasta 4) Add sausage and sauce to pasta 5) Mix and Serve with extra red pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese NOTE: -You can seriously use any kind of pasta with this dish. Our favorites are using cheese tortellini or raviolis but whatever is in the cabinet with work. I haven't tried it with spaghetti yet but i am sure you could use that too.

I pin a ton of recipes on pinterest every day but hardly ever make any of them. However after finding  this  pasta recipe on  http://pearls-handcuffs-happyhour.blogspot.com  and seeing how easy it was I just had to make it. Cheesy Pasta Ingredients: 1 Box of Pasta 1 Jar Alfredo Sauce 1 Jar Red Pasta Sauce 2 Cups Mozzarella Cheese 1 Cup Parmesean Cheese Directions: 1) Pre Heat Oven to 350 degrees 2) Cook Pasta According to Box directions 3) Drain 4) Mix Pasta with the sauces and mozzarella 5) Place in baking dish and top with Parmesean 6) Bake for 30 minutes

Now that we have found Gluten Free Brown Rice Lasagna Noodles we are able to add lasagna back into our dinner options After looking over a few recipes I found  this recipe  by Robin Miller on Foodnetwork.com and tweaked it a bit to fit our style Simple Lasagna Ingredients: -Lasagna Noodles -Ground Sausage -2 tsp minced garlic -2 tsp Italian Seasoning -1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes -2 small cans tomato sauce -Small container of Ricotta Cheese -Shredded Mozzarella Cheese -Black pepper Directions: 1) Pre Heat oven to 350 degrees 2) Cook Ground Sausage adding garlic, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes until browned 3) Add a small can of tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes 4) Mix together ricotta cheese, 1 cup mozzarella, and black pepper 5) Pour half a can of tomato sauce into the bottom of a baking dish 6) Cover bottom with UNCOOKED lasagna noodles 7) Top with half of the ricotta mixture followed by half of the meat 8) Cover with las...

Mac and Cheese is one of our favorite dinners and if you haven't read the recipe for our Original Mac and Cheese you should check it out  here. Being on our Gluten Free diet we haven't been able to find any boxed gluten free mac and cheeses that could quite satisfy the taste that we were looking for so . . . we have ditched the box and made it semi from scratch. Gluten Free Mac and Cheese Ingredients -Frank's Buffalo Sauce -4 Chicken Breasts -4 Slices of Bacon (chopped) -1 package of GF Pasta -1 jar GF Cheese Sauce -12oz Shredded Cheese -GF Bread Crumbs Directions 1) Marinate Chicken Breasts in Franks Hot Sauce (4 hours - overnight) 2) Preheat oven to 375 degrees and cook Chicken for 40 minutes 3) Turn oven down to 350 degrees 4) Cook the Bacon and let drain on a paper towel until ready to use 5) Boil Water and cook Pasta according to package directions 6) While pasta is cooking cut chicken into bite size pieces 7) Drain Pasta 8) Place Pasta ba...

Our Baked Mac and Cheese has got to be one of the more popular dishes  - not only is it the most requested dish in our household but its also the most viewed here on our blog. For those reasons I wanted to share with you one of our variations that is an awesome way to use up left over ham (especially when your tired of ham sandwiches during the holidays) Ham Mac and Cheese Ingredients: -3 cups of Chopped Ham -1 box of Mac and Cheese -1/3 cup pasta water -splash of milk -12oz Shredded Cheese -Bread Crumbs Directions: 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees 2) Boil Water and cook Macaroni for 7 minutes 3) While pasta is cooking heat Ham in a frying pan to crisp up the outsides 4) Before draining pasta place 1/3 cup of the pasta water to the side then drain the rest of the water from the Macaroni 5) Place Macaroni back into pot add powdered cheese (found in box), 1/3 cup pasta water, splash of milk and mix 6) Add Ham and a little over half of the cheese an...

With summer coming up me and Eddie have cut cheese out of our daily diet but do give ourselves one cheat day per week and on "Cheat Day" we take it to the max. Tonight we are having Baked Mac and Cheese full of Buffalo Chicken, a ton of cheese, and topped with Bacon  . . . yup yup going all out! Baked Mac and Cheese Ingredients: -Frank's Buffalo Sauce -4 Chicken Breasts -4 Slices of Bacon (chopped) -1 box of Mac and Cheese -1/3 cup pasta water -splash of milk -12oz Shredded Cheese -Bread Crumbs Directions: 1) Marinate Chicken Breasts in Franks Hot Sauce          - I usually start this the night before or morning of 2) Preheat oven to 375 degrees and cook Chicken for 40 minutes 3) Turn oven down to 350 degrees 4) Cook the Bacon and let drain on a paper towel until ready to use 5) Boil Water and cook Macaroni for 7 minutes 6) While pasta is cooking cut chicken into bite size pieces 7) Before draining place...