Juniors Macaroni And Cheese Pie Food

JUNIOR'S MACARONI AND CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Butter a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate.
• Sprinkle bottom and sides with the bread crumbs.
• Cook the noodles as directed on box (al dente), adding 1/2 teaspoon salt and the teaspoon oil.
• You will need 5 cups of cooked noodles.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in flour and remaining teaspoon of salt, dry mustard, pepper, and nutmeg and cook for about 1 minute.
• Gradually stir in all the milk and continue to cook until the sauce simmers and thickens.
• Add 2 cups of the cheese, the optional food coloring, and stir until completely melted.
• Remove sauce from heat and stir in the noodles.
• Spoon macaroni into the pie plate, mounding high in the centre.
• Top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese and sprinkle generously with paprika.
• Bake until the pie is golden brown and bubbly, about 25 minutes.
• Let pie stand on wire rack for about 15 minutes to set before cutting.

MACARONI PIE

Steps:

• Boil the macaroni until soft. Do not overboil. Allow macaroni to cool.
• In a mixing bowl, mix the mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, cheese, chopped onions, salt, black pepper, hot sauce, chopped sweet pepper, and onion powder.
• Beat the eggs and milk in a separate bowl.
• Mix the macaroni with the mayonnaise mixture.
• Place in a baking dish.
• Pour the egg and milk mixture over the macaroni, evenly. Garnish the macaroni with cheese and breadcrumbs. Sprinkle oregano over the breadcrums.
• Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes or until it it set.

SOUTHERN MACARONI AND CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in the macaroni and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until it has cooked through but is still slightly firm, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Slowly melt butter in a large pot over low heat. Stir in evaporated milk and black pepper; cook until heated through.
• Whisk eggs in a bowl until smooth; whisk about 1/2 cup of the evaporated milk mixture into the eggs, 1 tablespoon at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Whisk the egg mixture back into the saucepan with evaporated milk mixture. Continue to heat gently, whisking constantly, until the evaporated milk mixture almost comes to a simmer and the sauce thickens.
• Gently mix salt and cooked macaroni into the sauce and stir to combine.
• Spoon 1/4 of the macaroni mixture in a layer into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish and top with 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese. Repeat layers three more times; top last cheese layer with paprika to taste.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling, about 20 minutes.