Best Cheese And Noodle Pie Recipes

SOUTHERN MACARONI AND CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in the macaroni and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until it has cooked through but is still slightly firm, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Slowly melt butter in a large pot over low heat. Stir in evaporated milk and black pepper; cook until heated through.
• Whisk eggs in a bowl until smooth; whisk about 1/2 cup of the evaporated milk mixture into the eggs, 1 tablespoon at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Whisk the egg mixture back into the saucepan with evaporated milk mixture. Continue to heat gently, whisking constantly, until the evaporated milk mixture almost comes to a simmer and the sauce thickens.
• Gently mix salt and cooked macaroni into the sauce and stir to combine.
• Spoon 1/4 of the macaroni mixture in a layer into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish and top with 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese. Repeat layers three more times; top last cheese layer with paprika to taste.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling, about 20 minutes.

THREE-CHEESE NOODLE BAKE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until blended. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and bubbly; remove from heat.
• Gradually stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheeses; keep warm over low heat.
• Heat oven to 350°.
• Meanwhile, cook and drain noodles as directed on package.
• Alternate layers of noodles and cheese mixture, ending with noodles, in ungreased 2-quart casserole.
• Heat bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon margarine over medium heat, stirring frequently, until crumbs are toasted. Sprinkle over noodles.
• Bake uncovered about 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

ONION NOODLE CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Blend all the crust ingredients together and press into bottom of 10 inch deep pie plate.
• For the Filling.
• Melt butter in pan, saute onions until tender. Remove from heat. Mix with noodles. Put mixture into pie crust. Beat eggs slightly, stir in milk, salt, pepper and 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese. Pour over onion noodle mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese and a little paprika.
• Bake 35 minutes or until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.

SAVORY NOODLE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch pie dish with cooking spray.
• Mix the reserved pastas together with half the mozzarella, scallions, and the reserved bacon. Pat the pasta mixture into the pie dish. Whisk the eggs with the milk, half the Parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Pour egg mixture over the pasta and sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Place dish on a baking sheet and bake until set and the top is browned and bubbling, about 30-35 minutes. Allow to rest for 15 minutes before serving.
• While the pie is baking, make the sauce: Combine the tomatoes, olive oil, basil, and salt and pepper to taste. Spoon the sauce over slices of the Noodle Pie.
• TIP: Tossing the eggs in the heated pan will help to cook the eggs, and will also keep them from scrambling, resulting in a creamy delicious sauce.