Sweetie Pie’s Macaroni & Cheese

Ingredients

• Preheat the oven to 350° F. Prepare the pan by coating with cooking spray, boil the macaroni until tender, drain, and pour into the pan.
• Note on the pan: The recipes that I read say simply to use a 9×13 pan. Well, if you use your standard 9×13 pan, it will not be deep enough. I bought a deep sided, disposable aluminum pan, and it was large enough to hold all of the ingredients and to allow enough space to stir them as well. Combine the rest of the ingredients with the exception of the cheese for the topping in a large bowl.
• Miss Robbie simply pours the liquids, add the chunks of butter and Velveeta, grated cheeses, and seasonings directly onto the macaroni and then stirs it all together in the pan. I chose to mix them in a large bowl and pour this mixture over the macaroni before stirring to combine.
• After pouring the mixture over the cooked macaroni, stir well to combine and top with the one cup of shredded mild Cheddar cheese. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until the top is lightly golden brown.
• 1 pound elbow macaroni
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 12-ounce cans evaporated milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup butter, cut into small pieces
• ½ pound Colby cheese, grated
• ½ pound Monterey Jack cheese, grated
• ½ pound sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 pound Velveeta cheese, cut into small chunks
• ½ cup sour cream
• Salt, to taste
• 1 TB white pepper
• 1 TB sugar
• 1 cup grated mild Cheddar cheese for the topping
• Heat oven to 350° F. Prepare a deep sided 9×13 pan by coating with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt, and cook elbow macaroni according to package directions until tender. Drain and transfer the macaroni noodles to the baking pan.
• While the macaroni is cooking, combine the milks and eggs in a large bowl. Whisk until thoroughly combined. Add the butter, cheeses, sour cream, salt, pepper, and sugar and stir to combine. Pour over the macaroni and stir to combine. Top with the grated mild Cheddar cheese.
• Bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until the top is lightly golden brown.

Details

Servings 12
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 30mins
Cost Average budget