CHURCH SUPPER MACARONI AND CHEESE

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It seems like there are endless recipe variations on macaroni and cheese; however my family is not a big fan of cheese sauce-based macaroni and cheese. It seems to dilute the cheese flavor. This simple but tasty recipe was given to me at a church supper in Terre Haute; it's old, definitely has German or Jewish (kugel?) roots. The secret is to use a good-quality EXTRA-SHARP Cheddar cheese.

Provided by garlic_in_a_windmill

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Pasta     Macaroni and Cheese Recipes     Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons salt
2 cups elbow macaroni
¼ cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
½ (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 ½ pounds extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 pinch paprika, or to taste
¼ cup butter
½ cup soft bread crumbs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart casserole with butter.
  • Dissolve salt in a large pot of water. Bring to a boil and cook macaroni, stirring often, until pasta is tender but still slightly firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Rinse macaroni under cool water, drain, and transfer to a bowl. Stir 1/4 cup softened butter into macaroni and toss a few times to melt butter and coat macaroni.
  • Beat eggs in a bowl; whisk evaporated and condensed milks into eggs.
  • Spread a layer of macaroni into the bottom of the prepared casserole; sprinkle with a layer of Cheddar cheese. Continue layering macaroni and cheese, ending with a layer of cheese on top. Pour egg-milk mixture over the layers. Use a fork to gently dig into the layers, assuring that the egg-milk mixture flows into all the layers. Sprinkle with paprika.
  • Melt 1/4 cup butter in a small skillet over medium heat; cook bread crumbs in the hot butter, stirring constantly, until fragrant and golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle crumb topping over casserole.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is browned and bubbling, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 709.8 calories, Carbohydrate 40.4 g, Cholesterol 188.4 mg, Fat 47.2 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 31.7 g, SaturatedFat 29.2 g, Sodium 2473.9 mg, Sugar 19.5 g

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