Me And Grannys Baked Macaroni Recipes

BUTTERMILK MAC AND CHEESE - VINTAGE MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 13 x 9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs; stir in shredded cheese, buttermilk and salt.
• Add melted butter and cooked elbow macaroni and mix well.
• Pour into prepared dish. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned.

CLASSIC BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until it's barely al dente. (It should be more al dente than your average pasta: It's going to continue to cook in the oven.) Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat butter in a medium pot over medium heat. (The pot should be large enough to hold all the pasta when cooked.) Whisk in flour and cook, whisking constantly, until the flour is foamy and just starting to turn a light golden brown, about 4 minutes. Slowly whisk in milk to avoid clumping. Add garlic, paprika and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, whisking constantly and paying special attention to the edges of the pot to make sure the flour mixture is totally incorporated.
• Add grated cheese and whisk to blend until the cheese is completely melted. (The sauce will seem thick at first and thin out as the cheese melts; it will thicken while it bakes.) Season with salt and pepper and add cooked pasta, stirring to coat well.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil (to catch any cheesy drips).
• Make the optional topping: Combine bread crumbs, melted butter and Parmesan, if using, in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper and, using your hands, mix well to ensure the bread crumbs are evenly coated.
• Transfer the macaroni and cheese mixture to a 3-quart or 9 x 13 baking dish and scatter bread crumbs, if using, evenly over the top. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake until macaroni and cheese is bubbling, thickened and creamy, and bread crumbs are evenly golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

GRANDMA'S BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• In saucepan, melt butter.
• Remove from heat; blend in flour & salt.
• Add milk; heat, stirring constantly until sauce thickens a little and is smooth.
• Add 3 C cheese, heat until melted.
• Combine macaroni & sauce in casserole pan.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until top of casserole is golden brown.

GRANDMA'S OVEN BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Boil 4-6 cups of water in a pot on the stove.
• Add 2 tsp salt.
• Add in 1 cup Elbow Macaroni noodles.
• Boil for 7 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400F.
• When finished boiling, pour macaroni into a strainer basket and then add to a 9"x9"x1.5" oven safe (preferably pyrex) dish.
• Scramble the egg, then add the egg to the 1 cup of milk.
• Add in salt and pepper, mix well.
• Add to macaroni the milk, egg, salt, pepper mixture (Ensure the noodles do not float).
• mix in 6-8 oz of cheese.
• Add the remaining cheese to the top. Try to cover all the noodles on top.
• Place dish in center rack in oven and bake for 30 minutes. Top layer of cheese should be slightly golden brown on the sides.
• Remove from oven and let cool slightly and serve. May be microwaved for enjoyment again and again.

GRANDMA'S SOUTHERN MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
• Layer some of the macaroni in a 5-quart baking dish; top with a layer of Cheddar cheese. Continue layering macaroni and Cheddar cheese into the dish, ending with a Cheddar cheese layer.
• Beat milk, eggs, and mustard together in a bowl; pour over macaroni mixture, ensuring milk mixture gets to all of the macaroni.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and just before cheese around the sides gets crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. Season with black pepper.

AS CLOSE TO GRANNY'S BAKED MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Boil elbow macaroni as directed on package. Set aside.
• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Blend flour, milk & cream. Cook stirring constantly until boil (2 to 3 minutes).
• Remove from heat and add papricka, pepper, and 2 C of grated sharp cheddar cheese. Stir until cheese is melted.
• Stir in cooked elbow macaroni and salt to taste.
• Spoon final mixture into a small casserole dish.
• Garnish top with remaining grated sharp cheddar cheese.
• 'Dot' top with additional butter. (I usually dot with another 2 tbl of butter).
• Bake uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes.

ME AND GRANNY'S BAKED MACARONI

Steps:

• 1. I like to prep first; Preheat oven at about 300 degrees; shredd your colby and divide it (half/half); beat your eggs and mix with evaporated milk; measure out your butter and 2% milk and set aside in fridge.
• 2. In a large pot add about 8 cups of water; about a teaspoon of salt and about 1/4 cup of cooking oil and bring to a rolling boil. Add elbow macaroni from the 8 oz bag and from the kraft box; stir to make sure the noodles are not sticking to pot; return to a boil stirring occasionally until noodles are tender. Drain and rinse noodles in a collander with warm water, then rrinse again with cold water to stop the cooking process.
• 3. place noodles in a large mixing bowl and add the cheese sauce from the kraft deluxe, the can of cheddar cheese soup, and the cup of milk. Stir until ingredients are well combined and cheese soup is coating the noodles.
• 4. in a large casserole dish or glass baking dish (13x9) spread half the pasta mixture, sprinkle lightly with salt (if desired) and place about four pats of butter around this layer. Next, cover the layer with half of the mozzarella cheese and half of the colby cheese; repeat the steps for the second layer.
• 5. next, take the evaporated milk mixture and pour over your macaroni evenly (make sure that it is not too much that it will overflow in the oven). You can cover this loosely with foil (I like to bake mine uncovered) and bake at 300 degrees for about 45 minutes (please note that the time is not exact, it may be a little more or a little less depending on your oven). You want the cheese to be bubbly and golden brown. I like mine a little darker because I like the taste of crusted cheese.
• 6. Please note that I really do not measure anything when I cook so feel free to play around with this to suit your taste.

GRANDMOTHER'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes; drain.
• Stir macaroni, Cheddar cheese, milk, egg, mustard, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; pour into a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until brown and thickened, about 45 minutes.