Left a lot of things to wash, and kids were only so-so about it. Would make it again but undersalt the pasta and not any salt to the cheese.ĭefinitely a heavy mac and cheese dish.

I made this tonight and came out too salty. I cooked the pasta very al dente and assembled it 10 hours ahead, baked it for 45 minutes because out of the fridge, broiled it for a couple minutes to brown the top.

Made it for a party and people kept finding me to tell me how great it was. But the best Mac&cheese I've made (or maybe even had). Extremely cheesy, so you have to like a very cheesy and rich Mac&cheese.

I added grated parmesan on top of the bread crumbs and broiled it for two minutes at the end. I also sautéed the bread crumbs with crushed garlic which added a great flavor. I followed the advice of others and 'only' used 7 cups of grated cheese and it was plenty cheesy. SO GOOD! I made this as a gluten free dish using Jovial brand brown rice pasta, Ian's gluten free panko breadcrumbs and Bob's 1:1 GF flour and it was amazing! Everyone loved it and had no idea it was made gluten free. I did steal a few large bites before packaging it up for delivery it was very difficult to resist gobbling it up! I used Tillamook sharp cheddar for the cheese. And WOW, it was so delicious that I am sad that I am delivering it to them! Disclaimers: I have not baked it with the crumb topping yet (but tasted the crumb topping adding a handful of cheese to the breadcrumbs is a great idea) and I modified the recipe by microwaving the milk rather than using a third saucepan to heat it (used a quick-read thermometer to make sure it was hot but not boiling temperature.) Otherwise, no changes. However, I am doing a fair amount of cooking for elderly relatives who said they loved it, so I searched for a recipe that sounded decent, and put it together in short order. I baked in 2 10' pie pans and tossed some bacon in one and topped with Trader Joe's Crispy Jalapenos, delicious!Īs a kid, I did not like Mac and cheese, so I haven't made a habit of making it as an adult. I followed the recipe pretty close but found 2 bags (1Pound ea) of elbow macaroni was perfect for the huge amount of cheese sauce.

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