Grand Ma Dot's Baked Macaroni and Cheese
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
1 Casserole
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 8 ounces elbow macaroni
- 2 cups cheddar cheese or 2 cups monterey jack and cheddar cheese blend
- 2 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 dashes Tabasco sauce or 2 dashes hot sauce
directions
- Prepare macaroni according to package directions. Rinse with cold water. Drain.
- Make thin white sauce: Mix milk and corn starch until smooth. Add salt and butter. Bring to boil stirring constantly. Boil one (1) minute. Set aside and grate cheese.
- Mix cheese with white sauce reserving ½ C for topping.
- Mix in beaten eggs and Tabasco. Make sure sauce is not too hot to cook the eggs.
- Mix in macaroni. Pour into buttered (or Pam sprayed) baking dish.
- Top with remaining cheese.
- Bake in 375 oven for 45 minutes.
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To make a white sauce using flour:
- Melt butter.
- Mix in 4 T flour and salt using a whisk to stir until well blended.
- Gradually pour in milk; stirring constantly.
- Bring to boiling point and boil 2 minutes (stirring constantly).
- Reduce heat and cook (stirring constantly) 10 minutes.
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