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When you make it from scratch, do you just build it in layers in a casserole dish, or do you make a sauce and then just add your macaroni? And what's your favorite macaroni to use?

by Donna (Food on the Table) about 1 year ago

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  • Barb
    Barb

    When I was a kid, my grandmother always made it in a round Pyrex casserole. She would butter the dish, then do a layer of macaroni, a layer of cheese (confession: Velveeta), a sprinkle of paprika, pinch of salt, and then repeat two or three times. Then she'd sprinkle the whole thing with a bit of milk so it would be creamy, and topped it with a coating of bread crumbs with a few dabs of butter so they'd brown. It was always so good...

    about 1 year ago
  • Sally
    Sally

    I make mine in the crockpot. It's a pound of elbow macaroni (cooked according to the package directions), a 12 oz can of evaporated milk, four cups of cheese, 1/2 stick of butter, 1 T garlic powder, 1 T Montreal chicken seasoning. I preheat the crockpot, then add all the ingredients and stir until combined and melted. Then it cooks in the crockpot on low for four hours. My kids LOVE it!! (I used this same recipe and baked it in the oven for 30 min because I was in a hurry and it came out great!)

    about 1 year ago
  • Brittany
    Brittany

    (I'm new here.) Both these recipes sound so delicious! :)

    about 1 year ago
  • The Adirondack Chick
    The Adirondack Chick

    I make a really fun macaroni and cheese that has a kick. I like to throw it all together in a baking dish top with extra cheese and then bake. Here is the recipe & it can be made with regular macaroni or gluten free. Enjoy! http://www.theadirondackchick.com/2011/01/creamy-mexican-macaroni-and-cheese.html

    about 1 year ago
  • Lisa
    Lisa

    I make my Mother-in-law's mac and cheese. Cook the elbow macaroni and then layer it with noodles, cracker barrel sharp cheddar and repeat to the top. Then top with smashed up saltine crackers, dot with a stick of butter and fill almost to the top with milk! It is delish!

    about 1 year ago
  • Lisa
    Lisa

    ps- forgot..you have to bake it at 350 for about 40 minutes!

    about 1 year ago
  • Lesley
    Lesley

    Lately I've been doing one where I make the white sauce first, and then add sharp cheddar, gruyere and fontina (I usually have all of them in the refrigerator for one thing or another). Then I put in some cooked penne or shells, top it with a panko bread crumbs and some butter or olive oil mist, and that's it. So good!

    about 1 year ago
  • Sandy (Community Guide)
    Sandy (Community Guide)

    Sauce first and then drown noodles lol

    about 1 year ago
  • Donna (Food on the Table)
    Donna (Food on the Table)

    A big casserole of it in the oven right now! ;-)

    about 1 year ago

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