#2216 - Baked Macaroni and Cheese

(by Billie [Gheen] Kline - friend)

1 stick butter
3 cups shredded cheese (your choice of type)
2 cups uncooked macaroni
1 quart of milk
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
4 slices buttered bread (cut into bite sized pieces)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt the butter and pour it into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Spread shredded cheese evenly over the butter. Spread the uncooked macaroni evenly over the shredded cheese. In a bowl add milk, salt and pepper--stir to mix. Slowly pour the milk mixture over the uncooked macaroni. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, remove from oven, spread buttered bread pieces all over the top and return to oven for 15 more minutes. If bread pieces are not golden brown, bake a few minutes longer.

#1151 - Mac & Cheese Pie

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese + 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup uncooked macaroni
2 1/4 cups milk
4 eggs
1/2 cup Bisquick
1/2 to 1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Grease an 8" x 8" baking dish--set aside. In a bowl add 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese and dry macaroni--mix with your hands, then sprinkle the mixture into the greased dish. In a blender add milk, eggs, salt, pepper and Bisquick--blend on high for 20 seconds. Pour the mixture from the blender on top of the dry macaroni mixture in the baking dish. Bake at 375-400 degrees for 40 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean. Remove from oven, sprinkle 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese on top and return it to oven until cheese melts.