Army & Lou's Soul Food Macaroni and Cheese

"I have had this mac and cheese and it truly is awesomely rich and creamy! I had totally forgotten how good it was until I opened the June 2006 issue of Midwest Living and there it was. No more trips to Chicago to get it, here is the recipe!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
8-10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Let cheeses and butter stand at room temperature.
  • Cook macaroni according to package directions until almost al dente'.
  • Drain macaroni and transfer to a large bowl.
  • Add 1 cup shredded cheese and Velveeta cubes to hot pasta and stir gently til cheeses start to melt.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, butter, milk, soup, salt and pepper.
  • Stir this mixture into the cooked macaroni mixture.
  • Transfer half into a 13x9 sprayed baking dish.
  • Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.
  • Top with remaining macaroni mixture.
  • Bake covered at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
  • Uncover.
  • Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.
  • Return to oven and bake 15 minutes more until cheese is melted and bubbly brown.
  • Let stand 10 minutes before serving to meld flavors.

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Reviews

  1. I had tried every recipe from Paula Deen to Alton Brown...this one has the best creamy taste with a little of the casserole texture! LOVE LOVE It!
     
  2. My husband and I are from Chicago, we know good food, and this is it! Easy to prepare, and the ingredients combine into delicious eating. We used bow tie pasta and it was very good. Give this one at try.
     
  3. Made this recipe for TG this season, after secretly suffering with own mac and cheese for years. But when I saw Army and Lou's name and remembered that out beloved Mayor Harold Washington spent countless hours dining at this Chicago area restaurant. I perused the recipe and found it to be similar to mother's recipes..that is, making a milk and and egg base poured over the macaroni and cheese. I added buttered, seasoned panko crumbs to the top, and voila, a tender, cheesy dish that I had been missing Forever. I tucked this away in my cookbook, and it will be a holiday staple....you say why only holiday? look a t the calorie count. I love it but don't think my system can take it more than 2-3 times per year. Fabulous!
     
  4. Good stuff. Next time I plan on using less eggs, I don't like my mac and cheese so stiff and pasty. This will be my go to Mac and cheese recipe for now on. Thank you.
     
  5. I made this for Easter and did a test run before hand, YUMM! Creamy, yummy and delish! Unfortunately I had oven space issues the day of Easter and had to put it in our microwave using convection, turned out a little dry, so use a conventional oven. I did add a little onion powder, garlic powder along with seasoning salt to the eggy cheese mixture. THX!
     
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Tweaks

  1. This was pretty easy to make. Very creamy and rich. I used Penne pasta instead of Elbow macaroni and it was fabulous! I also just used a metal casserole dish from the dollar store. Everyone loved it and I can't wait to make this for my boyfriend. Thanks for this recipe! Give it a try!
     
  2. This was the first time i've ever made baked mac and cheese, this recipe was so easy to follow. Instead of using the velveeta chesse, I used mild cheddar cheese. That was the only thing I changed, it came out perfect for my first time. Thank you very much.
     

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