Baked Macaroni and Cheese a La Pioneer Woman
"I adapted this recipe from thepioneerwoman.com but it is pretty close to her original. You can mix and match cheeses if you want but cheddar is always a good standard. I like to blend them for variety."
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 1 lb macaroni or 1 lb cavatappi noodles
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced (or 1/2 tsp garlic powder)
- 1 dash cayenne pepper
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 3 cups whole milk, heated
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 12 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1⁄2 cup cheese, shredded (your choice)
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
directions
- cook pasta al dente- by this i really mean undercook by a couple minutes, it should be too firm to eat just yet. drain.
- meanwhile, melt butter with garlic. whisk in flour 2 minutes over medium heat.
- add milk, whisking and cook for about 5 minutes until thickened.
- add spices, stir and turn off heat.
- beat egg, temper by adding a little of the warm milk sauce, then add the egg and stir until smooth.
- add the cheddar and mozzarella, stirring until completely melted and smooth- taste and adjust seasonings now, last chance!
- add pasta to sauce and pour into a 2-3 qt baking dish or 13x9 in pan.
- top with 1/2 cup cheese and 1/4 cup parm and bake at 350 uncovered for 30 minutes.
Questions & Replies
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Pioneer Woman made a pasta, spinach, ricotta, alfredo sauce and cheese dish. Don't remember the name but thought it would be on line.
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I live in MI with my family and am always on the lookout for new tasty recipes that even my toddler will like. He loves meat and pasta, most fruit and is getting better about veggies. I cook every meal 7 days a week, with the occasional lunch or dinner out (very occasional!) but I love cooking so it's not a bad thing to me.
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<br>I am a big sweets eater and recently got an ice cream maker so I have been whipping up lots of ice cream. My favorite so far has been Ben and Jerry's heath bar crunch, it's so creamy and only lasts 2 days in this house! Other baked goods and homemade bread are favorites too, though not much bread gets baked in the summer.
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<br>I hate doing dishes! We are currently house hunting and a dishwasher is a must (we don't have one right now). Luckily my dh is pretty good about helping out with the dishes :)
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<br>I know it seems like I give lots of good reviews, but there is a good reason: I know what we like, so I pick dishes I think we will like, and often we do. If i give a review of a recipe with no stars it's because I think I did something wrong usually so that's why it didn't come out right. Or if something has excellent ratings and I don't like it, I don't want to ruin that, because obviously I didn't like something, but that's not a refection of the actual recipe!
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<br>I dislike when people don't make the recipe correctly and give it a bad review. Ok, if you change one or two small things, fine, but if you make major changes, not ok. And when people give a bad review because it was good, but not what they are looking for? Sorry, but I don't get that. YOU picked it, if it tastes good but wasn't what you were looking for, not the recipe's fault :)
