Grandma’s Southern Mac and Cheese

November 25, 2020 Receipt Cheese 0

Grandma’s Southern Mac and Cheese This is my grandmother’s macaroni and cheese recipe that we all crave and only get to have twice a year, if we play our cards right. Fairly simple and straightforward. The key is cooking time more than anything.

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 20 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 pound elbow macaroni
4 pounds Cheddar cheese, sliced
1?½ cups milk
5 eggs, or more to taste
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
ground black pepper to taste

Time Details

PREP :

COOK : 33 mins

TOTAL : 48 mins

SERVING : 20

YIELD : 20 servings

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

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Step 2

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain.
Step 3

Layer some of the macaroni in a 5-quart baking dish; top with a layer of Cheddar cheese. Continue layering macaroni and Cheddar cheese into the dish, ending with a Cheddar cheese layer.
Step 4

Beat milk, eggs, and mustard together in a bowl; pour over macaroni mixture, ensuring milk mixture gets to all of the macaroni.
Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and just before cheese around the sides gets crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. Season with black pepper.

Per Serving: 478 calories; protein 27.8g; carbohydrates 19.1g; fat 32.1g; cholesterol 143.3mg; sodium 599mg.