Best 7 Quick Mac Beans Recipes

QUICK AND EASY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan and fry the bacon until almost cooked. Add the jalapenos, onions and bell peppers and saute for 5 minutes. Add the beans, mustard, barbecue sauce, ketchup and hot sauce, and heat through.

QUICK CHILI MAC

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook and crumble beef with pepper and onion over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; drain., Stir in chili, corn and macaroni; heat through. Sprinkle with cheese.

QUICK MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven broiler. Grease a 1 1/2 quart microwave safe dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Microwave frozen mac and cheese according to package directions.
• Stir together macaroni, mac and cheese, milk and pepper in prepared dish. Mix well. Microwave on high 2 minutes, until heated through. Sprinkle with Cheddar and Parmesan and place under oven broiler. Broil until cheese is melted and beginning to brown, 2 to 5 minutes.

SIMPLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour, salt, and pepper until smooth, about 5 minutes. Slowly pour milk into butter-flour mixture while continuously stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbling, about 5 minutes. Add Cheddar cheese to milk mixture and stir until cheese is melted, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Fold macaroni into cheese sauce until coated.

QUICK MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in 3 quarts water until al dente, stirring occasionally (about 8-10 minutes).
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium sauce pan.
• Add garlic and cayenne pepper.
• Cook 1 minute over medium heat.
• Add the flour, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add the milk and salt; bring to a simmer, stirring frequently.
• Simmer 2 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, and stir in 1 cup cheese.
• Drain pasta and add it to the sauce.
• Cook 1 minute.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese before serving.

QUICK MAC & BEANS

Steps:

• Boil& drain macaroni.
• Saute green pepper and onion in margarine until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Add hamburger and brown.
• Add the rest and simmer 20 minutes.

PASTA AND BEANS (PASTA E FAGIOLI)

Steps:

• In a 3-quart saucepan, combine the oil, garlic, and hot pepper flakes over medium-low heat. As soon as the garlic begins to color, add the tomatoes and salt. With a wooden spoon, break up the larger pieces of tomato. Increase the heat slightly and sizzle for about 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked beans and enough bean water to cover. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Lower the heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked pasta and simmer gently over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add reserved pasta water if necessary.