You don’t have time to sit down for five minutes, let alone hover over the stove for hours to create the perfect home-cooked meal.  But you also don’t want to pick up fast food for dinner…again. 

Prep Time: 5 Minutes, cook time: 30 Minutes, servings: 4 of Each Variety 

Ingredients

Mexican-Style

1 package (71⁄4-ounce) macaroni and cheese mix, Kraft® 

1 tablespoon Mexican seasoning, McCormick® 

3⁄4 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend, Kraft®

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Make macaroni and cheese according to package directions. Transfer to a medium baking dish or casserole dish. 

2. Sprinkle Mexican seasoning over top of macaroni and cheese. Sprinkle cheese blend over top to cover. Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Ingredients

Italian-Style 

1 package (71⁄4-ounce) macaroni and cheese mix, Kraft®

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup Italian-style bread crumbs, Progresso®

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Make macaroni and cheese according to package directions. Transfer to a medium baking dish or casserole dish. 

2. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter on low heat setting (25 percent power) until melted. Add bread crumbs and toss to coat with butter. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over top of macaroni and cheese. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until browned on top.

American-Style

Ingredients

1 package (71⁄4-ounce) macaroni and cheese mix, Kraft®

1 to 11⁄2 cups leftover broccoli florets

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Make macaroni and cheese according to package directions. Add broccoli and stir to combine. Transfer to a medium casserole dish. Bake about 10 minutes or until heated through.

Sandra Lee’s newest books, Semi-Homemade Fast-Fix Family Favorites, Semi-Homemade Money Saving Meals, and Semi-Homemade Desserts 2, hit bookshelves in October.  You can also catch her on her show, ‘Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee,’ on the Food Network.