Crusted Macaroni & Cheese
photo by jamiehoover23
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
10-12
ingredients
-
Casserole
- 1 1⁄2 lbs elbow macaroni
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons flour (whole wheat flour works here)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 3 cups milk
- 1⁄2 cup cream or 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 4 cups grated cheese (cheddar, colby jack, mozzarella, etc ... a combination works best)
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
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Crust
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 cups crushed croutons
- 3⁄4 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
directions
- Boil pasta. While pasta is boiling, make the sauce. Once pasta is done, drain & set aside.
- To make the sauce, in a saucepan, saute the garlic in buttter for 1 minute.
- Add flour & stir until light brown.
- Stirring, add milk, tabasco & cream (or evap milk).
- Heat through & add cheese, salt, pepper & mustard. Stir until all cheese is melted.
- Mix with the macaroni & pour into a 9x13 baking dish.
- Mix the crust ingredients & spread over the pasta.
- Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.
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<p style=text-align: left;>I am a working mom of 3. I work 1 full-time job, and one part-time job. So I do a lot of Once-a-Month & Freezer Cooking. Unfortunately DH doesn't like many veggies, so I mix (hide) them into recipes. <br /><br />My youngest has developed some severe food allergies (milk & eggs), so my cooking has definitely adapted. This means you'll see a variety of recipes & even some that have both their original & their adaptations.</p>
<p style=text-align: left;>I'd love to have more time to make desserts, but I just really suffer from lack of energy to make them. Plus, I really don't need to add those calories to my diet (but they're SO good!). <br /><br /></p>