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6 Ways to Transform Your Mac and Cheese
1/6Hattie B’s Pimento Macaroni and Cheese
This popular macaroni and cheese starts with a classic white sauce and plenty of extra sharp cheddar cheese. At the beloved Nashville restaurant, Hattie B’s, they use pimentos from a jar, but the editors at Edible Nashville couldn’t resist roasting their own red peppers and adding them in place of the pimentos in this recipe.
(Photo: Danielle Atkins for Edible Nashville)![<p>“My kids never say no to mac and cheese, and I never say no to taking care of dinner and lunch the next day with <a href="http://www.ediblefeast.com/recipes/baked-macaroni-and-cheese-peas-and-chard" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:(this) recipe" class="link rapid-noclick-resp">(this) recipe</a> – especially when it’s packed with veggies like winter squash, Swiss chard and peas!” - Terry Walters, <i><a href="http://terrywalters.net/blog/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Eat Clean, Live Well" class="link rapid-noclick-resp">Eat Clean, Live Well</a></i><br><br><i>(Photo: Julie Bidwell)</i></p>]()
2/6Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Peas and Chard
“My kids never say no to mac and cheese, and I never say no to taking care of dinner and lunch the next day with (this) recipe – especially when it’s packed with veggies like winter squash, Swiss chard and peas!” - Terry Walters, Eat Clean, Live Well
(Photo: Julie Bidwell)![<p>There are two versions of this <a href="http://ediblerhody.ediblefeast.com/recipes/farmers-mac-n-cheese" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:classic favorite recipe" class="link rapid-noclick-resp">classic favorite recipe</a>: Farmers’ Mac 'n’ Cheese with Butternut Squash and a variation with Turnip and Lacinto Kale.</p><p><i>(Photo: Amy McCoy for <a href="http://ediblerhody.ediblefeast.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Edible Rhody" class="link rapid-noclick-resp">Edible Rhody</a>)</i></p>]()
3/6Farmers’ Mac ‘n’ Cheese
There are two versions of this classic favorite recipe: Farmers’ Mac 'n’ Cheese with Butternut Squash and a variation with Turnip and Lacinto Kale.
(Photo: Amy McCoy for Edible Rhody)
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![<p>Whether you’re serving up this <a href="http://edibleblueridge.ediblefeast.com/recipes/bacon-kale-mac-and-cheese" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:bacon-kale mac and cheese" class="link rapid-noclick-resp">bacon-kale mac and cheese</a> as a side, or as a full meal, it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser with this unique touch to a favorite comfort dish.</p><p>(Photo: Meredith Coe for <i><a href="http://edibleblueridge.ediblefeast.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Edible Blue Ridge" class="link rapid-noclick-resp">Edible Blue Ridge</a></i>)<br><br></p>]()
4/6Bacon-Kale Mac and Cheese
Whether you’re serving up this bacon-kale mac and cheese as a side, or as a full meal, it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser with this unique touch to a favorite comfort dish.
(Photo: Meredith Coe for Edible Blue Ridge)
![<p>Mac and cheese on a pizza? Yes, please. Jimmy the Greek’s pizza place in Old Orchard Beach, Maine serves <a href="http://www.ediblefeast.com/recipes/baked-mac-cheese-pizza-0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:this monolith of carbs" class="link rapid-noclick-resp">this monolith of carbs </a>every day. This pie may change your life—and your pant size, because you’ll love the contrasting textures of creamy macaroni and crispy crust. If you’re wondering how to keep the mac and cheese on the pizza, scrape it into a cake pan and refrigerate it. This creates a low-tech mac and cheese disc that holds its shape. You can make it up to three days in advance. Then you slide that sucker onto a whole wheat crust and bake it, for the best mac and cheese you will ever eat with your hands.<br><i><br>(Photo: Jeff Kauck)</i></p>]()
5/6Baked Mac & Cheese Pizza
Mac and cheese on a pizza? Yes, please. Jimmy the Greek’s pizza place in Old Orchard Beach, Maine serves this monolith of carbs every day. This pie may change your life—and your pant size, because you’ll love the contrasting textures of creamy macaroni and crispy crust. If you’re wondering how to keep the mac and cheese on the pizza, scrape it into a cake pan and refrigerate it. This creates a low-tech mac and cheese disc that holds its shape. You can make it up to three days in advance. Then you slide that sucker onto a whole wheat crust and bake it, for the best mac and cheese you will ever eat with your hands.
(Photo: Jeff Kauck)![<p>Soy curls, a textured vegetable protein food, are used in place of chicken in dishes such as stir-fries, casseroles, tacos, salads, and more. In this quick and easy vegan version of macaroni and cheese, the legume meat substitute adds protein, flavor, and density to a memorable comfort food. <a href="http://www.ediblefeast.com/recipes/soy-curl-mac-n-cheese" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:This recipe" class="link rapid-noclick-resp">This recipe</a> is fantastic with just the nutritional yeast, but if you’re looking for something “cheesier,” perhaps to impress non-vegan friends or family, stir in your favorite vegan cheese.</p><p><i>(Photo: Kate Lewis Photography)</i></p>]()
6/6Soy Curl Mac ’n Cheese
Soy curls, a textured vegetable protein food, are used in place of chicken in dishes such as stir-fries, casseroles, tacos, salads, and more. In this quick and easy vegan version of macaroni and cheese, the legume meat substitute adds protein, flavor, and density to a memorable comfort food. This recipe is fantastic with just the nutritional yeast, but if you’re looking for something “cheesier,” perhaps to impress non-vegan friends or family, stir in your favorite vegan cheese.
(Photo: Kate Lewis Photography)
Baked mac and cheese is pretty much the ultimate comfort food on a frigid day. Whether you spice it up with pimentos, bake it with winter veggies like squash, Swiss chard and peas, top off some pizza with it (really!) or try a vegan version, these warming dishes are sure to hit the spot.
