LAist: Late-Night Snack: Adapting Boxed Mac & Cheese

grendel20

Fri, 23 May 2008 23:38:27 -0800

Good post, Zack!!! or, Snack... or, um. Much better than the microwaved bacon and jack daniels i'm eating right now. :(

LA MapNerd

Fri, 23 May 2008 23:35:42 -0800

Trader Joe's makes a very nice boxed mac'n'cheese, too. And I use heavy cream rather than yogurt or sour cream - just enough to make the sauce creamy, and balance out those carbs with a bit o' fat. Scallions or chives make a worthy (and inexpensive) addition as well. Slice the white part of the scallions veerrrry thinly, cut the green part in 1/4 in. dice. I use scallions if I have them - and if not, there's always the pot of chives growing on the back porch. (In that case, though, you'd probably want to omit the thyme.) And for carnivores, some thinly-sliced-then-diced ham can add a nice salty, savory note. Doesn't need much - just stir it in at the very end. Ah, simple comfort food.

freakshowlee

Fri, 23 May 2008 23:33:02 -0800

Peas!? No way! Nuke a hot dog, cut into bite sized pieces, throw the mystery meat in the mac 'n cheese, and you got teh awesomes. Also, try some tuna in the macaroni...its (surprisingly) not bad.

Michele Reverte

Fri, 23 May 2008 21:38:28 -0800

SNACK Behrens? ROFL!

db

Fri, 23 May 2008 21:23:27 -0800

Yum! I almost bought some frozen pea for my pasta tonight. But I remembered I had some butternut squash, so the gourd won. But I think I now what's in store for next time. For those who don't know, frozen peas rock, unlike some other veggies. Canned tomatoes* also rock, but that's a different pasta dish. * Yes, the plural of tomato is tomatoes.