Time for another PW recipe.
I can't say I'm a huge fan of mac and cheese, well certainly not the box type,(although I will eat it on occasion) but I thought making it fresh with 'real' cheese might be worth the effort - that's why I picked this weeks recipe from the PW cookbook Macaroni and Cheese.
It's a pretty simple dish - you can find the full recipe HERE. Boil your macaroni pasta and make a cheese sauce!
First I melted the butter in a pan then added flour. Cook this for about 5 minutes (I think I only did mine about 3!)
Then pour in the milk
next I added the cheese (I've actually already 'tempered' the egg and added that too)
mix the sauce with the pasta
pour in to your dish and sprinkle cheese on top
bake for about 20 to 25 minutes, until hot and bubbly!
Verdict: I can't say that I love this dish, but nor do I dislike it.... it was just OK for me. Jason really liked it, but I think why I wouldn't rave on about it is that like any pasta dish with a lot of cheese in it, it just screams 'unhealthy' to me, and it does taste rather greasy! Not to say it didn't taste nice, just not a dish I love. And if I'm honest I really think my sauce 'curdled' a little even though I took careful steps to 'temper' the egg like PW tells you. Kristen didn't care for this dish but that's not surprising, all she's ever had is box mac and cheese and she said she preferred that still (no surprise there).Would I make this again ?.... probably not, but it was fun trying it.
Linking to Lisa at Blessed with Grace for TMTT.
11 comments:
It does look a little unhealthy. My kids would probably like it though. I don't think they have ever met a mac and cheese that they didn't like. LOL! Carla
I haven't even typed of my post yet. Too busy today and I only got it made last night. I agree with you....it was good but I wouldn't make it again. Gary likes it custard style. Eggs, milk, cheese, and baking it. I do love mine better. I will try to get mine posted in the morning.
I love homeade mac and cheese, I should grab that recipe and try it. :) Thanks for sharing!! ((BIG HUGS))!!
It looks good. My kids prefer the box type though! LOL
Oh my, that looks *so* good!! My mouth is watering, literally! I'm going to make that for my kiddos, thank you!
XO,
Liz
Denise it looks delish! Cheese and pasta. Love it! *Smiles*
I make a delicious mac and cheese, but I never tried it custard style - there is no egg in mine at all. But the kids and husband love it - it also has cauliflower baked into it, and they still love it.
The link is working on my blog. thanks for letting me know!
Hi Denise,
Hope your day is good!
Well I have never been a big fan of mac/cheese but I haveto say that you made it look a very attractive dish!
Blessings.
Hi, My first time here....saw the mac and cheese...oh that is one of my favorite comfort foods. Thank you for sharing!!
I actually just got my PW cookbook a couple days ago. I can't wait to make something out of it this weekend....
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