Grandmother’s Macaroni and Cheese

Description

This is my grandmother’s macaroni and cheese. It is best when cooked in a clay baking dish at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 1 hour.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup elbow macaroni
  • 1 ½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon prepared mustard (Optional)
  • 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water
  3. stirring occasionally
  4. until cooked through but firm to the bite
  5. 8 minutes; drain.
  6. Stir macaroni
  7. Cheddar cheese
  8. milk
  9. egg
  10. mustard
  11. hot pepper sauce
  12. salt
  13. and pepper together in a bowl; pour into a baking dish.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven until brown and thickened
  15. about 45 minutes.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 55 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 4

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