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Recipe: Hubby’s Best Mac and Cheese
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Michael |
February 16th, 2009 |
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Recipe: Hubby’s Best Mac and Cheese
This homemade macaroni and cheese recipe makes a favorite creamy dish of traditional American comfort food for kids and parents alike. Hubby’s Best Mac and Cheese recipe is an exclusive Home Ever After recipe crafted by Michael Simmons.
You’ll notice that the ingredients call for an optional ingredient of green chilies, which allow you to leave the kids portions non-spicy, and spice up the parents’ portions to taste.
“While the additional ingredients such as green chilies and Spam are optional to taste, the important thing to remember while making this dish is not to overcook the pasta. Do this right and you’ll never make mac & cheese from the blue box again!” Michael says.
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Ingredients:
- 4 cups raw macaroni
- 4 cups shredded medium cheddar
- 1 cup cottage cheese, processed
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1 cup of ham, cubed or 1 can of Spam, cubed
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- (optional) 1 can of green chilies
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400°.
2. In a medium saucepan, boil macaroni for 5 minutes only. Pasta will still be somewhat hard, which allows it extra time to bake without being overcooked.
2. In a 9 inch round glass baking dish, mix the following ingredients: cooked macaroni, cottage cheese, ham or Spam, 3 cups of shredded cheddar cheese, and evaporated milk.
3. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese over the top of the mixture, then sprinkle with the chili powder.
4. Bake uncovered at 400° for 20 minutes.
5. Cool and serve. If desired, mix in green chilies until desired spiciness is achieved.
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We love homemade mac & cheese. Adding ham is BONUS! This is a must try!
@Deanna: Thanks so much for coming by! I hope the recipe turns out well for you. Michael is a very creative cook and he has some wonderful recipes coming up in the next few weeks.
Barbi
I think I am going to make homemade mac and cheese for my son this weekend. Yum!
@Abby: Hubby made ours a few days ago and we just finished the leftovers! Thanks for leaving a comment, and I hope you have a fantastic week!
Barbi
Looks great!
WOW! This sounds absolutely scrumptious! I have ham that I just made last night and now have leftovers!
I love mac and cheese but I’m the only one that will eat the non-boxed variety. It might just be worth it…I could eat it all week!
Hi. I love your blog. I am so glad you joined us, for Tempt My Tummy Tuesday, this week and hope you will keep coming back. Especially with recipes as yummy as this mac and cheese. Woo hoo!! Thanks for the recipe. I know the other TMTT ladies will enjoy it, as well.
@Sherry: What a perfect way to use the leftovers! I don’t buy ham very often (usually just at holiday and Easter time, when its on sale!) but would like to because there are so many great recipes in which it is an ingredient, instead of the main course. Happy Tuesday!
Barbi
@Sarah: I’m sorry to hear that! You might want to give it a try with the kids though- just don’t call it macaroni and cheese. Make up a different name for it, like Party Pasta, or Crazy Creamy. Then they won’t be making the connection to the boxed kind and thinking, “But that one’s my favorite!”
My daughter BEGS to take the leftovers of this one in her lunch to school. Give it a try!
Barbi
@Lisa: Thanks so much for hosting the carnival (and for the compliment)! I just learned about it from my friend Toni (@HappyHousewife) and am proud to join in. I’ll be sure to see you again next week, same time, same place!
@Brenda: Thank you!
Barbi
This looks really great! I have not found a mac and cheese recipe that is “the one”, so I am going to give this a try. Can you taste the cottage cheese? If I told hubby that was in it, he would not eat it…..LOL. If the cheeses blend together , I am o.k. There are a lot of “hidden ingredients” in my recipes that my husband does not know about. He would not eat half the stuff that I make if he knew what ingredients were used. Thanks for sharing!!
I like the idea of using cottage cheese in a macaroni and cheese recipe. I will have to give your recipe a whirl.
Sounds great! I can’t wait to try this out!!!
Wow! This does look good!
I’ve been searching for a good homemade mac and cheese recipe. I’ll give it a try!
@Donna: I love the hidden ingredients, and I do that too! As long as you blend the cottage cheese ahead of time in a blender or food processor, you can’t tell it’s there. You definitely can’t taste it, but it adds protein and a creamy consistency. Thanks for coming by!
Barbi
@Lisa @Angela @Jerri: Glad you like the recipe, and hope it’s a hit with your families!
Barbi
I am a mac and cheese fan! Thanks for bring this great recipe to Tasty Tuesday this week! I think my boys would love it!
-Kim
@Kim: Thank you for hosting this exchange! I never knew about it until Toni @HappyHousewife shared the carnival. I’ll definitely be back weekly.
Barbi
Barbi, I am making this over the weekend for company!! I’m so excited that I’m actually hungry right now for some! I’m wondering how it would be to add in some breadcrumbs on top? Have you tried this before?
Thanks!
~angela @ peonypatch
@Angela: What a great idea with the breadcrumbs! Goodluck with your dinner party, and if you wouldn’t mind snapping a pic of your dish and emailing it to us at tips(at)HomemakerBarbi.com, we’ll put it up at the end of the recipe!
Barbi
Homemade mac and cheese is the best! I have an awesome MAC and CHEESE SOUP recipe – talk about comfort foods! If you or any of your readers are interested here is the link http://tinyurl.com/or5pgn