Dressed Up Kraft Mac 'n Cheese

My family members are huge Kraft Mac and Cheese fans. That's fine. I mean, who doesn't like to go back to their childhood comfort foods every now and then. Other than the occasional tuna we tended to eat this dish as prepared from the box as a side dish. I decided to do something different and dress it up a little. This was a huge hit and everyone requested that I make it more often. It's so easy and so yummy!

Dressed Up Kraft Mac 'n Cheese

Ingredients:

        2 boxes Mac 'n Cheese

        2 cans Tuna, drained

        1-1/2 c Broccoli Crowns, cut up

        1-1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

        4oz Gouda, shredded

        1 c Bread Crumbs

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Cook and Prepare Mac 'n Cheese according to box directions by returning to cookpot.
3. Mix in tuna. Make sure to save the juice for any kitties you may have.
4. Stir in broccoli and garlic powder. Mix well.
5. Combine the Gouda with the mix.
6. Top with bread crumbs.
7. Cook for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted and bread crumbs have a golden brown colour.

Enjoy!

            Ingrid

Beef And Broccoli

This recipe turned out absolutely amazing! I've been wanting to work on Chinese recipes and I found a recipe close to what I wanted on Pinterest. I did a few modifications and it was perfect.

Beef and Broccoli

Ingredients:

        2 pound Flank Steak, sliced thin
        6 cups Broccoli Florets
        4 Tbs Olive Oil

Sauce Ingredients:

        1 cup Soy Sauce
        1 cup Water
        1 tsp Rice Vinegar
        1 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
        1/2 cup Brown Sugar, packed
        6 Tbs Cornstarch
        2 tsp Fresh Ginger, grated
        8 cloves Garlic, minced
        1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes


Directions:

1. Prep the steak by trimming off fat and slicing into thin bite-size pieces.
2. Prep the sauce ingredients to a bowl and whisk together thoroughly.
3. Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to a large skillet over high heat.
4. Let the pan heat up for a few minutes.
5. Add the broccoli and cook for 4-5 minutes, tossing often.
6. Transfer it to a bowl.
7. Add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet.
8. Layer the beef spread out a little and leave it for a minute.
9. Flip it with cooking tongs and cook it for another minute or so.
10. Cook to a little rare.
11. Add the broccoli back to the pan.
12. Pour the sauce in.
13. Stir until coated and the sauce has thickened (about 1-3 minutes).

Serve over rice.
Serves 8.

Enjoy!

            Ingrid