Super Mac
From James's Wiki
Ingredients
- 2 boxes Kraft original cheddar mac and cheese
- 2 packets Velveeta cheese sauce
- 1 bag broccoli Florets chopped very small
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups hot water
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 6 teaspoons pizza seasoning
- 6 tablespoons Panko
- 1 tablespoon beef broth
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Seasoning Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1½ teaspoons dried basil
- ½ teaspoon salt
Directions
- Put olive oil into a pot and turn on high
- Stir in all the Panko and lightly toast until golden stirring frequently
- Let Panko mixture cool and divide into 3 4 oz cups
- Steam broccoli for 10 minutes
- Cook mac and cheese noodles for 8 minutes (El Dante)
- Place cooked noodles in strainer and drain
- Add the 4 packets of cheese sauce into the hot (empty) pot
- Add 1 1/2 cups hot water and the heavy cream to the pot and turn the heat on medium
- When hot enough stir in 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese and cheddar
- Stir in all the broccoli
- Divide the cooked noodles into 3 salable containers
- Divide the cheese sauce into the 3 containers. Should be pretty soupy
- Place 2 teaspoons of the pizza seasoning in a very small container with lid
- Place seasoning container inside of 4 oz Panko container and seal
- Freeze mac and cheese containers
- When ready to eat, heat mac and cheese then sprinkle pizza seasoning and the sprinkle Panko
Variations
Roast Beef
- Leave off the broccoli and instead add in 3 x 8 oz packaged roast beef lunch meat (diced). Mix the roast beef directly into the pasta
Smoked Salmon (Inspired by a dish from the Honey Seed restaurant in Chattanooga TN)
- Leave off the broccoli and seasoning topping and instead add in a good amount of diced smoked salmon