Macaroni and Cheese
2 cups dry elbow macaroni cooked and drained
1/4 cups butter (half stick)
1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste
1 egg slightly beaten
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup cheese for top
Melt butter over low heat; add flour and stir until smooth. Cook one minute continually stirring. Slowly add milk and keep stirring. Cook over medium heat and now add salt and pepper and cheese until good and creamy. Once cheese is melted add egg as you continue to stir. Pour over macaroni and add a little more cheese if you want. Pour into 9x13 pan and sprinkle with additional cheese. Cover with foil and bake 30-40 minutes at 350*. Uncover last 5 minutes.
Not sure where I got this recipe from but it's the best!! No fail mac and cheese! Anyone can make it if they just follow the recipe.
15 comments:
I want your mac-n-cheese for breakfast and the fruit dip for lunch. That fruit dip had me drooling as does your mac-n-cheese.
My kids love that fruit dip but I never remember to make it.
Dropped by from SITS.
Yummy! Looks divine. Coudl I rent you? I need someone to make gourmet meals at my house.
umm- you saw my kind of cooking skills on my blog right?!
NOt everyone can do it.. tee hee
but I will have courage and try that fruit dip!!
2 comfort foods. You just can't go wrong there Gigi. Sounds delish.
Do you know that I never had macaroni and cheese baked in the oven, until I was out of college, at a friend's house?
My mom never, ever made it that way.
Oh, my! That makes me hungry. I love mac and cheese.
I'm excited about the mac and cheese, but not near as excited as Natey-poo will be. He has an addiction and I can't seem to break him of mac n' cheese.
I can't wait to try this out!
Mmmmm....talk about torture! I just started a new diet today and that Mac'N'Cheese looks divine!!
I could so do the mac n cheese, but I don't think I could hang with the marshmallow in the fruit...
I make the same fruit dip, but I use strawberry cream cheese. So yummy!
I love you, Gigi!
Hi, Gigi!!
Those recipe's look yummy!!
Sorry to hear about the sick grandkids, hope all recover soon.
:D
I now have a very stron craving for mac and cheese. Thanks gigi....now it's gonna be two more pounds on the ole hips. I'm going to blame you.......you do know that don't you??
That fruit dip looks good as well.
Hey, can Prince and I come over for dinner???? When????? Next week??
I'm almost ready for "Friday Shoot-Out's". How bout you?
You are a delight gigi and I'm so glad that we somehow found our way to each other's blog :)
Steady On
Reggie Girl
I want your mac and cheese but sadly, I can only look on in envy. Mac and cheese was the meal that nearly sent me to the hospital with gallstones... If I endeavour to eat it again, it might finish me off for good...
But it looks so GOOOOOD!
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