Southern Baked Macaroni And Cheese Pie
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This classic old fashioned baked macaroni and cheese pie is made with elbow pasta, extra sharp cheddar cheese, milk, eggs and a wee bit of mustard. It's topped with buttery and crispy panko (large bread crumbs).
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 8
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop / Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 2 cups (8 ounces) uncooked elbow pasta
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 3 cups (~12 ounces) sharp cheddar cheese, grated & divided
- 2 cups of milk
- 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Bring a pan to medium high heat and add 2 Tbsp butter. Melt butter and add panko bread crumbs or stuffing and stir to coat. You can also melt the butter in the microwave. The point is to coat the panko / stuffing with butter, not to cook it.
- Boil pasta in salted water for ~ 10 minutes or until al dente (it will continue cooking in the oven).
- Drain and return pasta to pot and burner at low heat. Stir in 2 Tbsp butter, salt, pepper, mustard, and eggs. Stir in 9 ounces (~ 2 1/2 cups) of the cheese and milk.
- Lightly grease a 2 quart baking dish and add macaroni mixture. Top with remaining cheese and bread crumb mixture.
- Bake uncovered ~35 minutes. Cover with aluminum foil if bread crumbs start to burn.
- Let sit 15 minutes before serving. Add salt to taste. Happy Eating! Beckie
Notes
- My clients use Pepperidge Farms Herb Stuffing instead of panko bread crumbs. Use whichever sound better to you!
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