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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (378g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

Calories 704
Calories from Fat 335 (47%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 37.3g 57%
Saturated Fat 23.1g 115%
Monounsaturated Fat 10.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.6g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 116mg 38%
Sodium 1116mg 46%
Potassium 534mg 15%
Total Carbohydrate 61.2g 20%
Dietary Fiber 2.1g 8%
Sugars 1.5g
Protein 30.7g 61%

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Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Recipe #184181 | 1¼ hours | 10 min prep | add private note
Lainey6605

By: Lainey6605
Aug 31, 2006

There may be lots of recipes out there for macaroni and cheese, but this is the first one I ever found that you don't have to cook the macaroni before you bake it. It is also really simple to put together - all in the casserole dish you are baking it in! I got this from a newsletter of an organization. I take this to potlucks all the time and I always come home with none of it left. It's a dish I'm constantly handing out the recipe for; be sure not to use cheese that has been frozen and thawed because it will ruin the consistency of the dish. You can also cut down on the butter if you would like to lose some of the fat. This is not a real creamy cheesy type of macaroni and cheese, which can sometimes be a little too rich for our tastes. I've made those, but my family prefers this kind over any other.

SERVES 4 -6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. 2
    Melt butter in microwave.
  3. 3
    Pour macaroni in 2-3 quart casserole dish. Pour butter over macaroni. Stir well to coat.
  4. 4
    Add salt and pepper. Stir well.
  5. 5
    Add cheese. Sometimes I may use a mixture of monterey, colby and cheddar, depending on what I have at the time. Mix well.
  6. 6
    Add milk. Do not stir.
  7. 7
    Bake uncovered in oven for 60 minutes. I do think this tastes best when it is still hot from the oven.

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From: mel0908

On Oct 16, 2009

I was really excited by the ease of this recipe. I followed it exactly. I think the flavour is fine, but the texture is not.

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  • From: My2Suns

    On Jun 24, 2009

    Easy, and the whole family loved it! Thank you, Lainey.

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    From: Engrossed

    On Jan 10, 2007

    This recipe deserves 5 stars because it really is the easiest homemade macaroni and cheese ever! It also tasted really good. I baked mine in a lower oval casserole and wonder if this makes a difference as the milk was above all of the noodles when I put it in the oven. My noodles turned out perfectly...Not hard, not mushy but soft and slightly chewy. This is very mild but that is nice sometimes. It was a little greasy when just out of the oven but that went away after sitting. I liked this even better the next day reheated. I used 3 cups lowfat milk and 1 cup of half and half and everything else the same. I would like trying it with less butter and perhaps monterey jack cheese and green chilies...It will be a fun recipe to play with as it's so easy! Thank you so much for this recipe and I hope more people try it. Made for 1-2-3 hit wonders.

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  • From: potions

    On Apr 5, 2007

    My family loved this macaroni and cheese! I used a mixture of sharp and colby cheeses and a little extra pepper and it tasted yummy. I was a bit skeptical about not cooking the macaroni beforehand, but it turned out perfect. I'm going to make this mac and cheese all the time.

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