Rice Cooker Mac and Cheese

If you are in a rush but want to do better than the boxed macaroni and cheese, here's a quick and simple recipe from my coworker. The chicken broth seems weird but it adds the salty and savory taste that makes it delicious w/out having to add any salt or butter to this. I like to use the steamer basket on my rice cooker and steam broccoli with the rice cooker as the macaroni and cheese is cooking...makes it a complete meal!

Ingredients

• 1 can (14 ounce) chicken broth
• 2 cups elbow macaroni (uncooked)
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese ( I like a cheddar/jack blend)

Directions

1. Place macaroni and broth in rice cooker. Secure lid and set to cook. 
2. When rice cooker switches to warm (about 15 minutes) add milk and cheese. Stir.
3. Keep on warm close lid and let sit for about 5 minutes or until cheese is well melted.
4. Serve.

From Andrea

3-Cheese Roasted Garlic Mac n Cheese

We had all this fancy leftover cheese from a wine and cheese party so Bao suggested I made mac n cheese with it. So I did! It was delicious!

Ingredients:

• Any short grain pasta
• Milk
• Roux (butter and flour)
• Cheeses, grated
• Roasted garlic, mashed
• Salt
• Pepper
• Panko bread crust
• Olive oil
• Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook pasta as package directed.
2. Bring milk to a boil over medium heat.
3. Add roux and cook to desire consistency.
4. Add cheese a handful at a time.
5. Salt and pepper to taste.
6. Add cooked pasta to cheese sauce.
7. Transfer mac n cheese to a baking dish.
8. In a small bowl, mix panko, parmesan cheese and olive oil.
9. Spread breadcrumb mixture over mac n cheese.
10. Bake at 375 until top is golden brown.

Rosemary Gorgonzola Mac n Cheese

Ingredients
Milk
Cream
Roux (Flour + Butter into a cream)
Cooked Pasta (of your choice)
Rosemary
Gorgonzola
Shredded White Cheddar
Parmesean Cheese
Paprika
Salt
Pepper
Olive Oil
Panko Bread Crumbs

Directions

1. Bring milk and cream to a simmer in a pot with two rosemary sprigs.
2. Once simmered, remove rosemary.
3. Now bring the milk mixture to a boil and add roux to the milk until desired thickness is acheived.
4. Add all cheeses
5. Season sauce with salt and pepper
6. Add cooked pasta
7. Put pasta + cheese mixture into a baking dish
8. Combine olive oil and Panko bread crumbs and paprika into an even mixture.
9. Top the dish with bread crumb mixture
10. Broil until golden and delicious
11. Put on stretchy pants
12. Eat Eat Eat!


Note: Any combination of cheeses can be used for this recipe, and additions such as bacon, mushrooms or cumin is appreciated and encouraged.