{"id":18661,"date":"2011-09-24T11:07:48","date_gmt":"2011-09-24T15:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/cooks\/?p=99"},"modified":"2011-09-24T11:07:48","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T15:07:48","slug":"lisas-cheddar-spirals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/24\/lisas-cheddar-spirals\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa&#8217;s Cheddar Spirals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hrecipe\">\n<p class=\"summary\"><em>My friend Lisa introduced me to this great mac and cheese It&rsquo;s simple and delicious&mdash;and you can easily vary it by adding some meat or veggies.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ingredients\">\n<h4>Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li>1 package (16 oz) spiral pasta    <\/li>\n<li>2 cups half-and-half cream<\/li>\n<li>1 can (10 &frac34; ounces) condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluted<\/li>\n<li>&frac12; cup butter (1 stick), melted<\/li>\n<li>4 cups (16 oz) shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<h4>Directions<\/h4>\n<ol class=\"instructions\">\n<li>Cook pasta according to package directions and drain. <\/li>\n<li>In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the cream, soup and butter until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the cheese and pasta. <\/li>\n<li>Cover and cook on low for 2-1\/2 hours or until cheese is melted. Yield: 12-15 servings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variations\">\n<a name=\"variations\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Variations<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"variations\">\n<li> Make a spicier version by using Nacho Cheese soup and shredded pepper jack cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Toss in your favorite meat: browned ground beef or sausage, sliced kielbasa or hot dogs, meatballs, or bacon crumbles. Whatever you like.<\/li>\n<li>Saute and add some chopped onion and pepper as you brown your meat.<\/li>\n<li>Cook and add a bag of California Blend veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots) for a cheddar primavera.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"duration\"><span class=\"hrlabel\">Time Required: 3 hours<\/span><span class=\"hritem\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"yield\"><span class=\"hrlabel\">Servings: 12&ndash;15 <\/span><span class=\"hritem\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend Lisa introduced me to this great mac and cheese It&rsquo;s simple and delicious&mdash;and you can easily vary it by adding some meat or veggies. Ingredients 1 package (16 oz) spiral pasta 2 cups half-and-half cream 1 can (10 &frac34; ounces) condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluted &frac12; cup butter (1 stick), melted 4 cups [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[405,411],"tags":[455,468,506],"class_list":["post-18661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-casseroles","category-main-dish","tag-cheese","tag-crockpot","tag-pasta"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pqzI8-4QZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18661\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}