date: 2020-10-27T13:10:06.228Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/48c0852f54f43a6a/751x532cq70/home-made-mac-and-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/48c0852f54f43a6a/751x532cq70/home-made-mac-and-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/48c0852f54f43a6a/751x532cq70/home-made-mac-and-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Effie Mendez ratingvalue: 4 reviewcount: 13418 recipeingredient: - "1 pack macaroni shells " - "1 bechamel sauce or Maggi bechamel powder" - "2 jars pasta sauce I like Arrabiatta" - "2 tsp low fat cream cheese" - "1 onion" - "3 elaichi powder pinches" - "1 fresh pack button mushrooms" - "1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder" - "1/4 teaspoon Chilli powder" - "to taste salt" - " prefered grated cheese for garnish" - " Minced meat 600g non veg or finely chopped mix veg for vegan" recipeinstructions: - "Preboil your macaroni as instructed" - "In a large base wok or deep pan, warm some cooking spray or oil (very little) on a low flame" - "Chop onion finely and add to the wok to sizzle and stir in a pinch of salt to prevent burning of onion." - "As the onion cooks, chop mushrooms either as quarters if you like bigger pieces of fine slices as I did. Add to the onion and let cook till mushroom begins to shrink." - "Add black pepper and chili powder and stir in well. Add salt to taste. Now add in pre washed mince/veg and allow to cook for about 5 minutes. (for meat...till all meat cooks and color changes to a brown). Add elaichi(cardamom) powder at this point and mix in well." - "As the cooking continues, add the pasta sauce and mix in well, add half to three quarter glass of water to aid further cooking. (I use the sauce rinse water from the pasta bottles which captures all sauce left in the jar and doesn't allow your mix to become flavorless)" - "Mix in well and leave to cook. Constitute your bechamel sauce powder(I always prefer Maggi powder variety for flavor and consistency) if you are using pre prepared bechamel... Portion since is 2 is to 1(I bottle bechamel to 2 bottle pasta sauce)" - "As the gravy bubbles add bechamel mix/ sauce and cream cheese. Stir in well and lower flame as the sauce will thicken fast. If too thick add water to lighten." - "Allow to cook for 5 minutes and serve hot with macaroni. Garnish with a grated cheese or your choice" - "" - "" categories: - Recipe tags: - home - made - mac katakunci: home made mac nutrition: 281 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT22M" cooktime: "PT42M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hello everybody, it's me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, home made mac and sauce. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Home Made Mac and Sauce is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. Home Made Mac and Sauce is something that I have loved my entire life. They're nice and they look fantastic. That's the same amount of time it takes to make the boxed varieties, but with no preservatives or artificial ingredients! This homemade mac and cheese sauce starts with a roux. Home Made McDonald's Big Mac Sauce is my version of the iconic burger condiment. While the actual recipe is a closely guarded secret, this version is easy. To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have home made mac and sauce using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Home Made Mac and Sauce: 1. Make ready 1 pack macaroni shells - 1. Prepare 1 bechamel sauce or Maggi bechamel powder 1. Make ready 2 jars -pasta sauce (I like Arrabiatta) 1. Take 2 tsp low fat cream cheese 1. Take 1 onion 1. Prepare 3 elaichi powder pinches 1. Take 1 fresh pack button mushrooms 1. Take 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder 1. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon Chilli powder 1. Prepare to taste salt 1. Prepare prefered grated cheese for garnish 1. Prepare Minced meat 600g (non veg) or finely chopped mix veg for (vegan) I used three different cheese and a homemade cheese sauce to take. This is the macaroni and cheese recipe I grew up on — creamy sauce, chewy pasta, and plenty of cheese. It always felt like a special treat to us kids, although I Whatever the reason, whatever the occasion, a bowl of this mac and cheese will always spell comfort. How to Make Baked Mac and Cheese. ##### Instructions to make Home Made Mac and Sauce: 1. Preboil your macaroni as instructed 1. In a large base wok or deep pan, warm some cooking spray or oil (very little) on a low flame 1. Chop onion finely and add to the wok to sizzle and stir in a pinch of salt to prevent burning of onion. 1. As the onion cooks, chop mushrooms either as quarters if you like bigger pieces of fine slices as I did. Add to the onion and let cook till mushroom begins to shrink. 1. Add black pepper and chili powder and stir in well. Add salt to taste. Now add in pre washed mince/veg and allow to cook for about 5 minutes. (for meat...till all meat cooks and color changes to a brown). Add elaichi(cardamom) powder at this point and mix in well. 1. As the cooking continues, add the pasta sauce and mix in well, add half to three quarter glass of water to aid further cooking. (I use the sauce rinse water from the pasta bottles which captures all sauce left in the jar and doesn't allow your mix to become flavorless) 1. Mix in well and leave to cook. Constitute your bechamel sauce powder(I always prefer Maggi powder variety for flavor and consistency) if you are using pre prepared bechamel... Portion since is 2 is to 1(I bottle bechamel to 2 bottle pasta sauce) 1. As the gravy bubbles add bechamel mix/ sauce and cream cheese. Stir in well and lower flame as the sauce will thicken fast. If too thick add water to lighten. 1. Allow to cook for 5 minutes and serve hot with macaroni. Garnish with a grated cheese or your choice 1. 1. It always felt like a special treat to us kids, although I Whatever the reason, whatever the occasion, a bowl of this mac and cheese will always spell comfort. How to Make Baked Mac and Cheese. The cheese sauce starts with a basic roux of butter, flour and whole milk. I doubled this homemade mac and cheese recipe because I was making it for a party. Some recipes caution against doubling recipes all at once, but this. So that's going to wrap it up for this exceptional food home made mac and sauce recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am confident you can make this at home. There's gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!