I made the BEST mac&cheese casserole the other nite.

[Bullwinkle925]

Anyone want the recipe - or share yours?

Yummmmmmmmy - I'm stil eating on it.

[Gormy Cuss]

1. I'd love it -- I'm never satisfied with the ones we make.

Share please!

[Bullwinkle925]

2. ok - here goes

It is the basic Linda McCartney Baked Macaroni Cheese recipe:

3/4 lb macaroni (uncooked) or pasta of your choice
1 egg
2 C milk (I used 2%)
2 T butter or margarine (I used butter)
2 1/2 C grated cheddar cheese
freshly ground black pepper to taste

I added:

2 heaping T lofat sour cream
1 bunch freshly chopped chives
1 package pancetta (or comparable meat)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
grease/spray casserole dish
lightly cook pasta - about 5 min until half-cooked
whisk the egg and milk together in a large bowl
add melted butter, chives, sourcream and cheese
cook pancetta on stove in olive oil - almost to crispy

add pasta and meat
stir/mix - add ground pepper and any salt substitute of your choice
(I used Trader Joe's 21 Season Salute)

pour into prepared casserole dish
bake uncovered for 30-40 min until top is browned

Enjoy!!

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Thanks. Now that sounds like a new twist

Anything with pancetta in it is usually a hit around here.

Do you grow chives? They love our climate. I have a pot on the patio for winter use (it moves indoors for those chilly nights.) Most of the year I snip from the main patch in the yard.

[Bullwinkle925]

4. No, I don't. I usually pick mine up at TJ's in Castro Valley.

Hope you like the dish. Very comforting.

[BikeWriter]

5. That sounds delicious. I love macaroni and cheese.

[Shine]

10. Copying and printing now....thanks much!

I love mac and cheese. The kids love mac and cheese, but usually they go for the Annie's brand boxed version of them.

I'm gonna give this one a try cuz they do love pancetta. Good call!

:thumbsup:

[Bullwinkle925]

11. You'll have to let me know if it was a winner or not at your house.

:hi:

[Shine]

12. Will do. I'll get back to you on that.

maybe even next week...

:hi:

[Bullwinkle925]

20. I look forward to hearing from you.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. This sounds very good. Thanks.:-)

And I'm not a big fan of mac & cheese. But pancetta? I thought Linda McCartney was a strict vegetarian...:shrug:

[Bullwinkle925]

8. I know - I silently asked her forgiveness before I slammed it into the

oven.
Hope she understands.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. She was very cool. I'm sure she understands and forgives you...

And this really sounds great, with or without meat! Thanks!:9

[stlsaxman]

25. She'd better friggin' understand- compared to breaking up The Beatles,

putting meat in her dish hardly seems like a crime! ;)

But in retrospect- I found it in my heart to forgive her, so she certainly should be able to forgive you... besides, panchetta sounds really really really good in that recipe! Yummmmmmm! :bounce:

ps. yeah, Paul left, breaking up The Beatles, over management issues- Paul wanted David (?) Eastman, Linda's dad, to replace Eppy, the other three wouldn't relent.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

7. Why did you contaminate it with chives?

Other than that, it sounds lovely (you know I'd eat that stuff 365 days a year if I could!)

[Bullwinkle925]

9. The chives is what makes it dear one.

You'd have to pass on the pancetta, though.

[seaglass]

13. I love real mac and cheese, but my kids like that disgusting Kraft

stuff:-(

I like putting a thin layer of Progresso Italian Breadcrumbs over the top before baking. It gives a little bit of crunch. Yum.

[Bullwinkle925]

17. You know - I actually thought of doing that. Next time I will.

[Floogeldy]

15. Braggart

I'd like to get an objective opinion.

;)

[Bullwinkle925]

18. Burp - Ok.

[Poiuyt]

16. My grandmother's recipe:

3 cups macaroni
1 lb cheese (colby or muenster). Use good Wisconsin cheese
3 eggs
3 cups milk
butter
salt pepper

Boil the macaroni in salted water.
Make the sauce by beating the eggs with the milk. Add salt and pepper to taste (I never measure).
In a large casserole, layer the macoroni and cheese (cut into slices) ending with cheese on top.
Dot the top with butter.
Pour the milk/egg mixture over the top.
Bake covered at 350 for 1 hour. Remove the cover, stir it around a bit, and bake another twenty minutes uncovered.
Eat.

[Bullwinkle925]

19. Thanks - that will be added to my recipe file.

What is her first name? That's what I'll lable it.

[Poiuyt]

21. We always called her Mimi

[Gormy Cuss]

23. Mimi instead of granny?

Like a twisted version of French Canadian grandmere, or was her name really Mimi?

[Poiuyt]

24. Her real name was Mayme.

The practical reason was to keep the two grandmothers apart, though I think there was some French connection to it

[mark0rama]

22. I like the recipe from the old Automats in NYC

A couple of years ago a history of Horn & Hardart's Automats was published, and it includes a few recipes, including one for baked mac & cheese:

http://www.recipelink.com/cookbooks/2002/0609610740_2.html

It's not quite as flavorful as I'd like, so I usually include include a few more assertive cheeses. I also like to throw in some broccoli or any other suitable veggies I have in the fridge.