pasta

[Hudler]

Take you leftover mac and cheese,once it's set up into a solid mass,cut it into squares and bread it like you would a chicken fried steak,then fry it in a pan. You'll have a heart attack before you're done eating it,but you'll go to heaven with a big smile on your face.

[Bo Hart]

LOL at saying pasta noodles taste bad. Dumbest thing I've ever heard.

[jeffbgoofy]

ended having garlic and butter seasoned pasta for dinner last night....thanks all...

[JCShutout]

I don't want to live in this world where everything is just a sauce soup or whatever you're advocating.

Anarchy. He is advocating anarchy.

hehehe. Its not sauce soup, its putting more veggies and meat in the place of pasta noodles, or dipping something in the sauce. Come to the dark side. Fight the power! Sauce anarchy!

JC, you need to have someone make you a great pasta dish with real fresh pasta sometime. A great lobster ravioli or something. I don't want to live in this world where everything is just a sauce soup or whatever you're advocating.

I like toasted raviolli, but probably because the bread is seasoned, and it isn't boiled. As I alluded to in another post, upon further review, I think its gooey cheese sauces that I hate more than anything. I can deal with noodles if they aren't the bulk of the meal, or if the sauce is good. (Like a red sauce or marinara sauce I like)

Scrimp or lobster pasta sounds great... but not because I'm craving noodles, but because I'm craving a dish centered around lobster or scrimp. Again, I can deal with noodles if they are just a vehicle for the real food. (Sorry pop) Thus, I don't like them (noodles) straight.

god. in the south macaroni and cheese is a MAJOR dish at every holiday function. It is nothing like here. It is a huge deal. It's a baked deal.

I've seen that dish a couple of times... makes me gag just looking at it and smelling it. Bleck! Too much cheese sauce is what was really behind this rant. The fact that noodles are vastly overrated just came with it.

Noodles are the Aaron Miles of food. A lot of people overrate them due to their versatility, and some people (me) just hate them, when they are occasionally a passable part. You can technically win a championship with pasta noodles on your plate, but only in a reserve/backup role, and even then its pretty shocking.

[cardinalkarp]

I've seen that dish a couple of times... makes me gag just looking at it and smelling it. Bleck! Too much cheese sauce is what was really behind this rant. The fact that noodles are vastly overrated just came with it.

The dish doc is talking about doesn't have any "cheese sauce" in it. The kind of baked mac n' cheese that I'll make is typically using shredded sharp chedder and evaporated milk. Damn, its some good stuff.

[JCShutout]

I've seen that dish a couple of times... makes me gag just looking at it and smelling it. Bleck! Too much cheese sauce is what was really behind this rant. The fact that noodles are vastly overrated just came with it.

The dish doc is talking about doesn't have any "cheese sauce" in it. The kind of baked mac n' cheese that I'll make is typically using shredded sharp chedder and evaporated milk. Damn, its some good stuff.

I don't like tons of gooey cheese in general. Mac n' cheese though, just the smell makes me gag.

[Popeye_Card]

I usually use Healthy Harvest whole grain noodles. They're my favorite.

"Normal" noodles do taste a bit bland by themselves, and there's some whole grain brands that have a really strange aftertaste to them.

I think the key is to find what you like, and stick with it.

[thrill]

YES

[Cronos]

Sorry cronos, I missed this in all the excitement.
Here ya go:

1 cup elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce (secret ingredient!!)
1/2 cup milk
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
2 ounces bacon, crisp-cooked and crumbled
8 Ritz crackers crumbled up


1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease shallow casserole dish.
2. Cook pasta drain and return to saucepan.
3. Melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium-low heat . Whisk in flour,
salt, garlic powder, worscestershire, and pepper; cook and stir 1 minute.
Whisk in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
Reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes.
Remove from heat. Add cheese; stir until melted.
4. Add cheese mixture and bacon to pasta; stir until well blended. Slop it into
the casserole dish. Top with the Ritz crackers. Bake, uncovered, about 20
minutes or until a crust forms.

I'm seriously going to try this some night. Many thanks.

The worchestershire sauce is intriguing. As is the bacon.

[cardinalkarp]

Sorry cronos, I missed this in all the excitement.
Here ya go:

1 cup elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce (secret ingredient!!)
1/2 cup milk
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
2 ounces bacon, crisp-cooked and crumbled
8 Ritz crackers crumbled up


1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease shallow casserole dish.
2. Cook pasta drain and return to saucepan.
3. Melt butter in 2-quart saucepan over medium-low heat . Whisk in flour,
salt, garlic powder, worscestershire, and pepper; cook and stir 1 minute.
Whisk in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
Reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes.
Remove from heat. Add cheese; stir until melted.
4. Add cheese mixture and bacon to pasta; stir until well blended. Slop it into
the casserole dish. Top with the Ritz crackers. Bake, uncovered, about 20
minutes or until a crust forms.

I'm seriously going to try this some night. Many thanks.

The worchestershire sauce is intriguing. As is the bacon.

That sounds really good, I may try it this weekend. I'll do everything but the ritz crackers, I'm not big on those being used as a topping.