Old-Fashioned Baked Macaroni and Cheese
This simple layered and baked macaroni cheese is old-fashioned, homey comfort food!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces elbow macaroni
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk or whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- Dash ground black pepper
- Dash cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 F and lightly butter a 2-quart baking dish.
- Cook the macaroni in boiling salted water according to the package directions. Drain the macaroni, return it to the pot, and toss it with the butter.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of cheese and set it aside.
- Cover the bottom of the baking dish with a layer of about one-third of the macaroni followed by a layer of half of the cheese. Repeat the layers, then top with the remaining one-third of the macaroni.
- In a bowl, combine the milk, egg, dry mustard, salt, and ground black and cayenne peppers. Pour over the casserole.
- Sprinkle with the reserved 1/2 cup of cheese and bake the casserole for 30 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
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