Awesome Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

Macaroni and Cheese has got to be an All-American dish right up there with hamburgers and apple pie. It is certainly popular in Cajun country too, and a Cajun Cooking favorite.

This macaroni and cheese recipe is so good that we’ve even made it as an entree, although it was originally prepared as a side item.

There are a lot of mac and cheese recipes out there, but you owe it to yourself (and your family!) to try this one. It can’t be beat!

This is the real thing when it comes to real home-style baked macaroni and cheese.

Home Style Macaroni and Cheese Recipe:

Ingredients

4 tablespoons real butter (1/2 the stick)
3 cups milk
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (like Tony’s)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 cups finely grated sharp Cheddar cheese
2 cups elbow macaroni

1 deep skillet
1 medium sauce pan
1 1-1/2 quart casserole dish (sprayed with cooking spray)
1 colander

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How to Make Home Style Macaroni and Cheese

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

(Have all your ingredients prepared and measured before starting because you will need each item to be ready to go.)

Fill your medium sauce pan with water and place 1 tablespoon of butter.

Place on medium heat so that the water is heating while other cooking is being done.

Place your milk in a microwave safe container or another sauce pan to warm the milk.

(I use the microwave for this and put the timer on 1:30 minutes.)

In the deep skillet, place the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter.

Turn on medium heat.

Melt the butter stirring with whisk.

Toss in the flour a little at a time stirring continuously.

Cook for 1 minute.

Slowly pour in the warmed milk while whisking continuously.

Once completely blended with the butter and flour; cook for 10 minutes stirring continuously.

NOTE: (If you stop, the milk and flour will burn.)

Remove pan from heat.

At this point, your water for the macaroni is probably boiling.

Stir in the macaroni.

Cook for only 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, stir into the white sauce mixture, the Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper and ground nutmeg.

Little by little stir in 4 cups of sharp Cheddar cheese.

Cover and set aside.

The macaroni should be done.

Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water.

Drain well.

Gradually spoon the macaroni into the cheese sauce mixture until all macaroni is covered in cheese sauce.

Pour into a 1 ½ quart casserole dish.

Place casserole dish into 375 degree oven on a cookie sheet.

Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Remove from oven and cover with remaining shredded cheese.

Let set for 5 minutes.

Enjoy!

Serves 6.

Works well with grilled burgers, pork tenderloin, steak or as a stand-alone meal.

Till next time,

Beryl

Cajun Cooking TV features Beryl Caillouet Stokes and her grand-daughter Addison cooking up some good eating Cajun recipes from their kitchen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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