Glorified Mac and Cheese
Time 1 hour Difficulty 2/5 Ingredients 12 Steps 8
This recipe is based on a macaroni and cheese recipe, with additions of meat and vegetables to promote it from a side dish to a main course.
Ingredients
- 250 g (½ pound) macaroni
- 30 g (1 ounce) flour
- 45 g (3 tbsp) butter
- 240 ml (1 cup) milk
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 140 g (5 ounces) shredded cheese (e.g. cheddar, emmental, gruyère or whatever you like)
- 2 hot dogs, sliced
- 140 g (5 ounces) frozen green vegetables (e.g. spinach, kale, broccoli, peas, or whatever you like)
- 2 fresh tomatoes, sliced
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Paprika
Steps
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease a casserole or baking dish.
- Boil 2 liters (2 quarts) salted water. Cook macaroni 9 min until al dente.
- Meanwhile mix flour and butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir until blended and bubbling.
- Add milk, salt and pepper. Stir until thickened.
- Reduce heat to lowest. Add cheese, sliced hotdogs and frozen vegetables.
- Drain macaroni. Put in greased dish. Pour sauce over. Stir to combine.
- Arrange tomato slices on top. Sprinkle with grated parmesan and paprika.
- Bake 40 min.
Notes from the original
- Instead of the hot dogs, you can use any other meat you like: ground beef (browned in a skillet first), bite-sized pieces of cooked chicken, canned tuna, and so on. For a vegetarian version, try diced tofu, textured vegetable protein (soy meat), chickpeas, brown lentils, etc.
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Glorified Mac and Cheese” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2025-07-11, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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