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What goes well with kraft dinner? What (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2013 OP
I say something that goes with Zesty Italian! Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #1
LOL! applegrove Jun 2013 #2
Beer Kennah Jun 2013 #3
Just get the kind laundry_queen Jun 2013 #4
Sounds like a plan. applegrove Jun 2013 #5
First you need to add stuff to your mac 'n' chiz. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2013 #6
Yup. Tuna. n/t Bertha Venation Jun 2013 #19
tuna and salsa fizzgig Jun 2013 #25
In Florida, a knife...nt Earth_First Jun 2013 #7
Kraft Dinner eh... ya must be a shifty Canadian! ‘Mericans call it Mac and Cheese YeahSureRight Jun 2013 #8
I like frozen peas IN the Kraft Dinner and steamed broccoli on the side, MiddleFingerMom Jun 2013 #9
Broccoli GoCubsGo Jun 2013 #10
I like the way Canadians call it Kraft dinner. Sheldon Cooper Jun 2013 #11
I like it with mixed vegetables. femmocrat Jun 2013 #12
Bacon! ohiosmith Jun 2013 #13
Actually, crumbled bacon is excellent in Kraft dinner. MiddleFingerMom Jun 2013 #14
It is! And a lattice of bacon on the top! ohiosmith Jun 2013 #15
And a trampoline of bacon underneath. MiddleFingerMom Jun 2013 #16
Ah ha! ohiosmith Jun 2013 #17
Edible bowl too, what could be better? HarveyDarkey Jun 2013 #28
canned tomatoes Enrique Jun 2013 #18
The product of fermented grain mash. And lots of it. nt rrneck Jun 2013 #20
I consider Kraft Macaroni and Cheese OriginalGeek Jun 2013 #21
Diced dill pickle Jeff R Jun 2013 #22
Peas and maybe tonekat Jun 2013 #23
Cheese, sour cream, more cheese, fresh peas, ham. Chan790 Jun 2013 #24
A couple of ideas thefool_wa Jun 2013 #26
Cauliflower Cheese HipChick Jun 2013 #27
Mmmmmm... what time's dinner? Y'know, I think kidney beans would be a good addition to that, MiddleFingerMom Jun 2013 #29
Antacids Lefty Nast Jun 2013 #30
I don't eat Kraft dinner, but stewed tomatoes are good LiberalEsto Jun 2013 #31
 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
6. First you need to add stuff to your mac 'n' chiz.
Sat Jun 15, 2013, 04:39 AM
Jun 2013

After you make it according to the directions, add a drained can of chunk light tuna and another half-cup or so of grated cheese. Garlic and parsley on top helps.

Then it will have more protein.
You're welcome.

If you get the kind with velveeta, I can't help you. That stuff is plastic.


 

YeahSureRight

(205 posts)
8. Kraft Dinner eh... ya must be a shifty Canadian! ‘Mericans call it Mac and Cheese
Sat Jun 15, 2013, 06:52 AM
Jun 2013

Ketchup seeing that our Gov say it is a veg and kraft mac and cheese is food.

a body needs its daily does of unknown chemicals and mutant orange color to stay healthy!

Frozen peas are always good and I used to like fish sticks with my mac and cheese and peas so add some fish sticks too for a complete meal.



GoCubsGo

(32,075 posts)
10. Broccoli
Sat Jun 15, 2013, 07:25 AM
Jun 2013

Or, a mixture. Here's a great recipe using broccoli and several others. It's from Annie's, another brand. I'm sure the Kraft will work just as well. Scroll down a bit to "Bunnies in the Garden":
http://www.annies.com/recipes/recipe/Bunnies-in-the-Garden

Annie's usually has several other recipes using their pasta mixes, but their recipe page seems to be fouled up at the moment.

I sometimes make a sort of tuna casserole using the mac 'n' cheese, broccoli, and a can of tuna. It's one of my desperation dishes I make when I'm hungry, and it's too late to make something more complicated.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
12. I like it with mixed vegetables.
Sat Jun 15, 2013, 09:50 AM
Jun 2013

The kind with peas, carrots, corn and green beans. We have some variation of that just about every Friday with fish.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
21. I consider Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
Sat Jun 15, 2013, 11:23 AM
Jun 2013

the height of dinner side dishes. That's why it confuses me that people call it Kraft Dinner. It goes with dinner but it's not dinner by itself.

But I always like spinach with my macaroni and cheese.

And hot dogs cut up in it.


This is probably why Anthony Bourdain doesn't seek my culinary advice.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
24. Cheese, sour cream, more cheese, fresh peas, ham.
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:59 AM
Jun 2013

Good cheese and good ham (alternative: bacon). Not Kraft Singles and Oscar Meyer Ham. Fresh peas. Not frozen, not canned. It's yummy.

and/or

While you're at it, toss the powdered cheese envelope unless you really like that shit. The sour cream or if you're trying to be healthy unsweetened plain yogurt adds some sharpness to the powder cheese sauce. Reduce the milk slightly.

or

Add some fresh hot-peppers and jack cheese.

thefool_wa

(1,867 posts)
26. A couple of ideas
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:51 PM
Jun 2013

Make M&C, cube, season, and skillet cook some chicken, add chicken, extra cheese and vegetable of choice (my wife likes Broccoli, but peas or fresh green beans will work too). Put in baking dish, coat with cheese, bake at 350 till cheese is melty and golden brown on top (25m or so),

Mac & Cheese Caserole....it's the BOMB!

OR, for the less health conscious...

Make Mac & Cheese, slice and brown your favorite kind of sausage (pre cooked, polish, brats, or just plain hot dogs will do), add to M&C with can of Nalley Valley Chilli, keep on burner until warmed through.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
29. Mmmmmm... what time's dinner? Y'know, I think kidney beans would be a good addition to that,
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 02:38 PM
Jun 2013

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LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)
31. I don't eat Kraft dinner, but stewed tomatoes are good
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 05:53 PM
Jun 2013

with my made-from-scratch macaroni and cheese.

I use two cans of canned stewed tomatoes, cut the tomatoes into smaller pieces, and add a little water with a teaspoon of cornstarch mixed in to make the liquid less runny.

We usually have cooked string beans with this.

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