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Toxic Waste Halloween Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

Aug 26, 2022Last Modified: October 21, 2022

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Green hued macaroni and cheese with chopped spinach and broccoli in a white bowl with a skull in the background.
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Here is the PERFECT macaroni and cheese recipe for Halloween. Toxic Waste Macaroni and Cheese is absolutely delicious but it is a bit disgusting to look at!

This dish would be awesome for a Halloween party, or just to feed your little ghouls and goblins before they head out trick or treating. 🎃

Let me show you what you will need to make this spooky twist on regular macaroni and cheese!

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you will need to make this tasty homemade macaroni and cheese dish:

Box of heavy whipping cream, box of ½ and ½, butter in a glass dish, flour in a glass dish, chopped broccoli and chopped spinach in a dish, uncooked macaroni in a bowl, green food coloring vial, white dish with spices including cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, dry mustard, salt and pepper, white bowl with shredded white cheddar cheese.
  • macaroni noodles
  • reserved pasta water (reserve 1 cup of the pasta water just prior to draining)
  • white sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (it is recommended that you shred the cheese from a block rather than buy pre shredded cheese)
  • half and half
  • heavy cream
  • butter
  • all purpose flour
  • chopped spinach (I used frozen spinach which I thawed and drained the water out of)
  • chopped broccoli (I used frozen broccoli which I thawed and drained the water out of)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • dry mustard
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • cayenne pepper
  • green food coloring (use as little or as much as you like!)

I recently decided to shred cheese myself rather than buy pre shredded cheese. It's recommended to buy a block of cheese to shred because it will melt much easier this way.

Now let's enjoy making this wonderful savory recipe with the gross name and awful appearance!

Instructions

This Toxic Waste Mac is such a fun way of making a Halloween mac and cheese!

Begin by cooking the macaroni in boiling water according to package directions until just al dente.  Just before draining, reserve 1 cup of the pasta water.  Set the cooked pasta to the side.

On medium heat, melt butter in a large saucepan.  Then add the flour and whisk for around a minute or so to make a roux.

Butter and flour roux in a saucepan with a blue whisk.

Now add the half and half, heavy cream, reserved pasta water, and all of the spices. 

Cream in a saucepan with various spices added to it including salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and dry mustard.
This mix of spices gives this mac a lovely savory flavor!

Continue to whisk until all ingredients are incorporated.  The mixture may be a bit thick at this time.

Sauce for macaroni and cheese in a saucepan with a blue whisk.

Now lower the heat to medium low, and add the shredded cheddar cheese.  Stir until the cheese has completely melted.  

Sauce for macaroni and cheese in a saucepan with shredded white cheddar and a blue whisk.
The shredded cheddar should melt very easily with cheese you have taken the time to shred yourself. 😀

Add the prepared macaroni, broccoli, and spinach.  Stir until combined, and then add the green food coloring a little at a time until you get the color you desire.

If the mixture is too thick for your liking, you can loosen it up with more half and half. Add a little at a time until you achieve the creamy cheese sauce that you are after.

Green hued macaroni and cheese with chopped spinach and broccoli.

Congrats! You have just made the perfect meal for the Halloween season!

green colored mac and cheese in a saucepan with a blue silicone spoon
Don't you just love the color? ☠️

Enjoy A Fun Halloween With This Halloween Mac and Cheese!

Green hued macaroni and cheese with chopped spinach and broccoli in a white bowl with a skull in the background.

Serve this dish anytime during Halloween week! With the perfect name and look to the dish, it's certain to be a hit. You kiddos will love it and so will your Halloween party guests!

Green hued macaroni and cheese with chopped spinach and broccoli in a white bowl with a skull in the background.

Oh, and did I mention how absolutely delicious this is? You may want to start serving Toxic mac and cheese instead of your typical mac and cheese!

Happy Halloween!!

Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Mummy Halloween Crescent Roll Recipe

Sliced rib eye steak wrapped with cooked crescent roll dough that has been cut into 1 inch intervals and placed on top of the sliced meat to resemble mummy wrappings and eyes made of black olives with green onions as pupils.

Russian Ground Chicken Cutlets

Russian Ground Chicken Cutlet and egg noodles
#20 Kotlety Pozharskie - Russian Ground Chicken Cutlet

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Green hued macaroni and cheese with chopped spinach and broccoli in a white bowl.

Toxic Waste Halloween Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

Grace
This Toxic Waste Halloween Macaroni and Cheese Recipe is perfect for Halloween! It looks disgusting but tastes fantastic!!
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 482 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large saucepan

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz macaroni
  • 1 cup reserved pasta water reserve this just prior to draining the macaroni
  • 4 oz white cheddar cheese shredded (it is recommended that you shred the cheese from a block rather than buy pre shredded cheese)
  • ¾ cup half and half
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 4 tablespoon butter
  • 4 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 6 oz chopped spinach I used frozen spinach which I thawed and drained the water out of
  • 6 oz chopped broccoli I used frozen broccoli which I thawed and drained the water out of
  • ½ ts salt
  • ½ ts pepper
  • ½ ts dry mustard
  • ½ ts garlic powder
  • ½ ts onion powder
  • ½ ts cayenne pepper
  • green food coloring use as little or as much as you like to get your desired color!

Instructions
 

  • Begin by cooking the macaroni in boiling water according to package directions until just al dente.  Just before draining, reserve 1 cup of the pasta water.  Set the cooked pasta to the side.
  • On medium heat, melt butter in a large saucepan.  Then add the flour and whisk for around a minute or so to make a roux.
    Butter and flour roux in a saucepan with a blue whisk.
  • Now add the half and half, heavy cream, reserved pasta water, and all of the spices. 
    Cream in a saucepan with various spices added to it including salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and dry mustard.
  • Continue to whisk until all ingredients are incorporated.  The mixture may be a bit thick at this time.
    Sauce for macaroni and cheese in a saucepan with a blue whisk.
  • Now lower the heat to medium low, and add the shredded cheddar cheese.  Stir until the cheese has completely melted.  
    Sauce for macaroni and cheese in a saucepan with shredded white cheddar and a blue whisk.
  • Add the prepared macaroni, broccoli, and spinach.  Stir until combined, and then add the green food coloring a little at a time until you get the color you desire. If the mixture is too thick for your liking, you can loosen it up with more half and half. Add a little at a time until you achieve the creamy cheese sauce that you are after.
    Green hued macaroni and cheese with chopped spinach and broccoli.
  • Congrats! You have just made the perfect meal for the Halloween season!
    Green hued macaroni and cheese with chopped spinach and broccoli in a white bowl with a skull in the background.

Notes

Try serving this Toxic Waste Mac and Cheese out of a cauldron, or in some cute Halloween muffin cups!
 

Nutrition

Calories: 482kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 20gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 1004mgPotassium: 532mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 6034IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 437mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Halloween food, macaroni and cheese
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