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Baked Macaroni and Cheese

January 6, 2011 3 Comments

Growing up, I was never a fan of mac n’ cheese. My only experiences with it were (1) at school, the goopy orange stuff congealing (uneaten) on my lunch tray, (2) on TV, in commercials with that orange dinosaur swimming in rivers of cheese sauce, and (3) at Dan’s fraternity, watching his brothers suck down endless bowls of the stuff after a night of drinking. Gross.

It wasn’t until this past year that I discovered the joys of grown-up, home-made, baked mac n’ cheese. I think it was the combination of endless Food Network shows extolling the virtues of the stuff, and delicious sounding gourmet mac n’ cheese offerings (mmm, lobster mac…) on numerous restaurant menus that finally crumbled my resistance. Thank god. I’m discovering more and more that there is really no place for random food grudges in good eating/cooking.

I’ve made this baked mac n’ cheese dish a few times now — when I make glazed pork chops, actually — and it is amazing! The noodles are soft and chewy, drenched in delicious cheese sauce, and the crunchy, buttery bread crumbs on top are a delightful textural surprise. This is a million times better than Kraft mac n’ cheese, I promise.

Recipe can be found here, courtesy of Alton Brown.

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Filed Under: Kid-Friendly, Pasta, Side Dishes Tagged With: pasta, side dish

Comments

  1. james.chang says

    January 10, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    The Mac N'Cheese Sticks at Churchkey are incredible. They're better than deep fried mozzarella by a long shot. They are cooked with a dusting of sea salt too, which cuts the richness quite well.

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  2. justputzing says

    January 11, 2011 at 2:13 am

    That sounds heart-stoppingly good.

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  3. BasilQHJ says

    May 17, 2011 at 3:26 pm

    I realllyyyyy hope my baked mac n' cheese was also one of your first experiences of grown up mac n' cheese

    Reply

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