Thursday, July 29, 2010

Stove-top Mac and Cheese ~ Jaci

At Maureen and Fauna's request.....This is quick and pretty tasty.

Ingredients:
1/2 pound elbow macaroni
4 Tbsp. butter
2 eggs
6 oz. evaporated (canned) milk
1/2 tsp. hot sauce (I use a lot less)
1/4 tsp. salt (or less)
fresh black pepper
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
10 oz. sharp cheddar, shredded (about 4 cups I think)

Directions:
In a large pot of boiling water, cook the pasta to al dente and drain. return to the pot and melt in the butter. Toss to coat. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, hot sauce, salt, pepper, adn mustard. Stir into the pasta and add the cheese. Over low heat continue to stir for 3 minutes, or until creamy. Apparently, something about the eggs makes the cheese stay creamy instead of globbing together. This makes enough for 6-8 people. It can be reheated for leftovers, but the cheese does tend to get a little globby in the microwave - maybe reheating it old-school style on the stove while stirring would work better.

1 comment:

Nicole said...

This is SO good! I made it all the time for my lil monkeys! It's really quick to make too. Just start the sauce as soon as you put the noodles in and it all comes together wonderfully!!