Dumb question but pls indulge me

[Anonymous]

I have ground venison I’d like to cook together with Annie’s boxed Mac and cheese. And also some frozen sliced mushrooms. What’s the best way to cook all this and put together? I don’t have “real” cheese except maybe a 2” chunk of cheddar so I’ll have to stick with the box powder.

[Anonymous]

I’m case you can’t tell I do not have a lot of experience cooking macaroni or ground meat!

[Anonymous]

I ask gently, why do you want to combine these items?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I ask gently, why do you want to combine these items?

Ha. The venison tastes like ground beef (I’ve had it before, it’s mild and not gamely) so I thought I’d add it to macaroni for much needed protein. And mushrooms seem like they would be good too…

[Anonymous]

I’m also recovering from a procedure and still need to eat soft foods. Getting tired of yogurt, soup, and cod…

[Anonymous]

That sounds disgusting. Yuck...

[Anonymous]

I would make the macaroni separately, cook it 1 minute less than required.
Fry the venison separately, pour out any oil. Use salt and pepper and other spices, anything you like, garlic powder, onion powder, etc. If you have an onion, dice and include that as well.
Combine the cooked macaroni, the cooked venison, the mushrooms and the cheese packet (would also consider grating and adding some of the cheddar) and put in oven at 350 until warmed/cheese melts, 15-20 min. Not sure how it will taste, but that's how I would do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would make the macaroni separately, cook it 1 minute less than required.
Fry the venison separately, pour out any oil. Use salt and pepper and other spices, anything you like, garlic powder, onion powder, etc. If you have an onion, dice and include that as well.
Combine the cooked macaroni, the cooked venison, the mushrooms and the cheese packet (would also consider grating and adding some of the cheddar) and put in oven at 350 until warmed/cheese melts, 15-20 min. Not sure how it will taste, but that's how I would do it.

Another idea is to google recipes for macaroni and hamburger cheese bake or something similar.

[Anonymous]

If you have sour cream you could make a stroganoff instead of using the fake cheese packet. I think that would be much better...

[Anonymous]

This is a totally common combination of ingredients. Not sure why some are acting like it's weird. I've never had ground venison but if it's a lot different than ground beef, it will probably get lost in the mix.

I would saute the mushrooms with the ground meat, then add the noodles and the powder.


https://www.myfoodandfamily.com/recipe/115297/cheesy-macaroni-beef-skillet


https://themom100.com/recipe/one-skillet-cheesy-beef-and-macaroni/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That sounds disgusting. Yuck...

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would make the macaroni separately, cook it 1 minute less than required.
Fry the venison separately, pour out any oil. Use salt and pepper and other spices, anything you like, garlic powder, onion powder, etc. If you have an onion, dice and include that as well.
Combine the cooked macaroni, the cooked venison, the mushrooms and the cheese packet (would also consider grating and adding some of the cheddar) and put in oven at 350 until warmed/cheese melts, 15-20 min. Not sure how it will taste, but that's how I would do it.

Thank you! Someone else recommended the same, I’ll try it this way. I’m not sure why this post is getting so many disgusted comments. Is it because it’s venison instead of ground beef? My understanding was that macaroni and ground beef is a common American combination.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would make the macaroni separately, cook it 1 minute less than required.
Fry the venison separately, pour out any oil. Use salt and pepper and other spices, anything you like, garlic powder, onion powder, etc. If you have an onion, dice and include that as well.
Combine the cooked macaroni, the cooked venison, the mushrooms and the cheese packet (would also consider grating and adding some of the cheddar) and put in oven at 350 until warmed/cheese melts, 15-20 min. Not sure how it will taste, but that's how I would do it.

Thank you! Someone else recommended the same, I’ll try it this way. I’m not sure why this post is getting so many disgusted comments. Is it because it’s venison instead of ground beef? My understanding was that macaroni and ground beef is a common American combination.

It is a common American combination, you're basically making Hamburger Helper and what you're making sounds delicious.

The people saying it is "disgusting" are trying to portray themselves as "too sophisticated to ever eat such a plebian meal." It's sort of like virtue signaling but way worse because at least virtue signaling spreads a good message. This just spreads the message that they're toxic, hateful losers.

the saddest part is that these people are probably drooling inside at the thought of your delicious meal, but they're too obsessed with "class" to actually eat what they want. They're making themselves miserable to impress anonymous stranger on the internet. I honestly can't think of much that would be more pathetic.

I hope you enjoy your meal enough for all of them!

[Anonymous]

PP’s detailed instructions are good. The Annie’s cheese powder is only enough to cover the noodles. I agree with pp that I’d definitely add the cheddar as well if adding meat. I’d be concerned about thawed frozen mushrooms adding a lot of liquid that dilutes the cheese powder and makes the meal runnier and more bland. I’d probably leave out the mushrooms and add a can of crushed tomatoes if I had any.

My grandmother always made chili out of ground venison because it covers the gaminess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP’s detailed instructions are good. The Annie’s cheese powder is only enough to cover the noodles. I agree with pp that I’d definitely add the cheddar as well if adding meat. I’d be concerned about thawed frozen mushrooms adding a lot of liquid that dilutes the cheese powder and makes the meal runnier and more bland. I’d probably leave out the mushrooms and add a can of crushed tomatoes if I had any.

My grandmother always made chili out of ground venison because it covers the gaminess.

The crushed tomato idea sounds good. You could add chili powder and a little cumin so it would be like chili mac.