Macaroni box – This is how you’re guaranteed to succeed

You can decorate the macaroni box with, for example, bacon or mushrooms.

A box of macaroni is a favorite dish in many families. Adobe Stock/AOP

The return to everyday life has arrived in many households. After the Christmas holidays, the menus also slip back to the normal track. We listed the best recipe tips for the king of everyday dishes that Finns love, the macaroni box.

1. Add bacon

One way to take a box of macaroni to a new level is to add bacon to it, which brings more umaminess and wonderful saltiness to the box. The recipe is guaranteed to be tasty, because meat broth is used as the liquid.

See the recipe: Macaroni box with bacon

2. Season with mushrooms

Another way to add flavor to a box of macaroni is to use dried mushrooms. When you use powder made from dried mushrooms in the macaroni box, the box does not lack flavor.

See the recipe: Macaroni box with mushrooms

3. Forget the meat

Is your goal to reduce meat consumption this year? The macaroni box is also easily prepared without meat. In this recipe by Risto Mikkola, the minced meat has been replaced with vegetables, but according to Mikkola’s promise, the box will not lose to its meaty counterpart.

See the recipe: Cauliflower Spinach Macaroni Box

4. Skip the oven

If you need a faster solution, you should try a macaroni box without an oven. After all, that can be done Ilkka Läaverin with an easy and quick recipe that saves even on busy days.

See the recipe: Macaroni box without oven

5. Forget macaroni

You can also make a macaroni box completely without macaroni, as special as it sounds. This recipe by Risto Mikkola is suitable for those following a keto diet.

See the recipe: A ketoron box, i.e. a macaroni box without macaroni

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