Mac – N – Cheese – No Spoon Needed

“For our first date, I made Ryan Hamburger Helper, which is basically what I grew up on. I make my own version of it now, with macaroni and cheese and hamburger meat. And the kids - it's their favorite dinner - Reese Witherspoon”

Mac and Cheese along in my opinion is about as American as Baseball to our country! It is just a staple I feel everyone has in their cupboard next to the maple syrup for Pancakes.

A while ago, Jack-n-Box had on the menu deep-fried Mac-N-Cheese. DELICIOUS!!! They went away and now, James Coney Island has them, but had pondered on making them myself and thanks to All Recipes I found an easy recipe and I had to try it!

I am glad I did --- they are AWESOME, Cheesy & Oh So Easy!!!


Ingredients:

2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon butter
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. In a small bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, olive oil and salt; set aside.

2) Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook for about 8 minutes, it should still be a little bit firm. Remove from the heat, drain and return to the pan; stir in the butter and egg until pasta is evenly coated. Reserve 1/2 cup of sharp Cheddar cheese and stir the remaining Cheddar cheese, milk and mozzarella cheese into the pasta. Spoon into the prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle the reserved cheese and the bread crumb mixture over the tops.

3) Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the topping is nicely browned.

4) Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes before removing from the pan. This will allow the cheese to set and they will hold their muffin shape.

Enjoy --- We Did!!

XO Lyndie