Baked Macaroni and Cheese.
Posted on July 4, 2011 by admin
I tried making baked macaroni and cheese. I made it specifically for my son. He loves macaroni so much, he can even eat them plain, right after it came from the pot. And so I thought he would like it with cheese. Fail! He only took a few bites and that’s it. Sure he likes chiz whiz on his crackers and bread, he nibbles on cheese slices once in a while, but I guess he doesn’t like too much cheese. {Or was my mac & cheese truly bad?} I think mine was ok though I have nothing to compare it with as I was never a fan of anything cheesy. DH would have loved to eat lots of it, but I didn’t allow him as it was calories and cholesterol overload. And so I shared what’s left with our neighbor, who has several grandkids. I hope the kids enjoyed my “experiment”. 
To the oven we go.
All warm and bubbly. And the house smelled yummy, too. Think Bread Talk.
Grab a bite.
In case you are interested, here’s the recipe. I didn’t follow it by the dot. I don’t have a weighing scale so I just “estimated” the weight of the macaroni. I didn’t measure the cheese as well. I just grated a big block of cheddar cheese. I read from one of the comments that’s it’s ok to add more cheese. I baked it covered too for the first 15 minutes. I really should get more baking necessities real soon and hopefully I won’t need to get a payday advance to do that.
Anyway I swear our house smelled like Bread Talk when I made this.
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Ingredients
* 1 (12 ounce) package macaroni
* 1 egg
* 2 cups milk
* 2 tablespoons butter, melted
* 2 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
* salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish.
2. In a large pot of salted water, lightly boil the macaroni for about 5 minutes until half-cooked.
3. Whisk the egg and milk together in a large cup. Add butter and cheese to the egg and milk. Stir well.
4. Place the lightly cooked macaroni in the prepared baking dish. Pour the egg and cheese liquid over the macaroni, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and stir well. Press the mixture evenly around the baking dish.
5. Bake uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the top is brown.
{Source: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Macaroni-and-Cheese/Detail.aspx}
