Monday, June 21, 2010

Mac and Cheese

The other day on Facebook I posted as my status that my daughter 
Olivia had mac and cheese at someone's house, 
but it was the kind from the box. 
AND she liked it.  

She hasn't liked mac and cheese in YEARS.

So I mentioned that I was going to make homemade macaroni and cheese 
from Paula Deen's cookbook "Kitchen Classics" for dinner.

Well, I received a few comments asking for the recipe that I use.  

So here it is...

Ingredients:

4 cups cooked elbow macaroni drained (about 2 cups uncooked)
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sour cream
4 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk 
1/2 sleeve of Ritz crackers, crushed

After the macaroni has been boiled and drained, 
add Cheddar cheese and butter while macaroni is still hot.

Combine remaining ingredients (except Ritz crackers) 
and add to macaroni mixture.  

Crush 1/2 sleeve of Ritz crackers.

Pour into casserole dish, sprinkle crushed crackers 
on top and add additional cheese if desired.

Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.

This is what we had for dinner, skirt steak on the grill, green beans 
and the mac and cheese.

Now doesn't that look DELICIOUS?

8 comments:

  1. The Best mac n cheese I ever had was at Noodles & Company. If you have that restaurant nearby you should try it. It's delicious. The Busy Beaver cbeaver.blogspot.com

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  2. This sounds great! And fattening. But oh well!!
    I love mac and cheese.

    Nancy

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  3. My son made a Rachel Ray mac and cheese recipe for me that we both really enjoy (he first made the recipe at school in a HomeEc class and brought the recipe home with him). It has some nutmeg in it that gives it a little different flavor and skips the cracker crumbs on top. . .we will have to give this one a try and compare.

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  4. Lois, I posted my coffee cake recipe on my blog.

    Nancy

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  5. HI SUNSHINE,
    LOOKS LIKE A DELIGHTFUL MEAL TO ME. I'LL BE RIGHT OVER!!
    SO HOW ARE YOU DOING SWEETIE?? DID YALL GET TO TALK WITH PHILIP FOR FATHER'S DAY??? SURE HOPE SO. HOW ARE THE KIDS?? DID THEY DO OKAY??
    HOPE ALL IS WELL IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS!!
    BLESSINGS GALORE SWEET FRIEND

    OH YEA, THAT WAS A VERY NICE FATHER'S DAY POST AS WELL.

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  6. Actually your whole dinner looked delicious! I love homemade mac and cheese. I will definitely have to try this recipe!
    AMY

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  7. I'm coming to your house...mac and cheese and dessert..who could ask for more.:)

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