Egg Noodle Mac & Cheese
From elgourmand 12 years ago
- 1 1/2 to make
- Serves 8 - 10
I know, another Mac & Cheese. What can I say? Tsods, The manager of the largest & best supermarket in Samoa, & a member in good standing of the “Bent and Twisted Expat’s in Favour of Good Food & Copious Quantities of Decent Booze Society” advised that he had a couple cases of aged cheddar, one of mild cheddar and a few blocks of Parmesan cheese that had just gone out of date. Read more These are all good quality NZ cheeses, properly packaged, etc. The employees will take a few blocks of the mild cheddar but your average Samoan is not into cheese, except Velveeta slices. In my mind, the idea of a good cheese, that’s properly packaged and kept in a chiller being a bit too old, is a close cousin to an oxymoron. Thus & to whit, I am, once again, flush with cheese. Add to this dilemma the fact that I had just stocked up on a couple kg of trimmings from the Honey Cured Ham guy and that the mushroom bed I have with a couple of the B&TEs just turned in a bumper crop, plus my serious urge to make thick & chewy egg noodles and the “Egg Noodle Mac & Cheese” just had to happen. I case you’re wondering what kind of name Tsods is, it’s an acronym, and a nickname and stands for “tall streak of duck shit”. That’s cause he’s about 6’5” (196cm) tall & skinny as a rail. Calling him Tsods is an Aussie thing. His passport says he’s a Kiwi. All measurements in this recipe are, as usual, sorta, that’ll do and about that much. This recipe should feed eight, or so. See less
Ingredients
- • About 4 cups of Grandpa Jimmie’s egg noodles cut into 1 inch pieces. See Grandpa Jimmys egg noodles You can use packaged egg noodles if you must but for Seriously Deluxe Mac & cheese you need DIY, rich & chewy egg noodles. shopping list
- • 3 - 4 Tbs grated or very fine chopped onion, to taste. shopping list
- • 1 clove garlic, chopped fine. A tad more, if yo like garlic. shopping list
- • 2 cups aged cheddar cheese, grated shopping list
- • 2 cups mild cheddar cheese, grated shopping list
- • ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated fine. shopping list
- • 3 cups thin white sauce. See white sauce Thin Medium Thick. Or your own recipe. shopping list
- • 2 Tbs butter, melted, optional. shopping list
- • 2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced, measure after slicing. I like mushrooms. I used cremini mushrooms as that’s what we grew this time but any, full flavord, type will do. shopping list
- • 1 1/2 cups of honey Cured ham, cut into small bits. shopping list
- • 1/2 cup ripe olives, chopped course, ± to taste. shopping list
- • About 3 or 4 kalamata olives, seeded & chopped fine. shopping list
- • ½ tsp sesame oil, optional. shopping list
- • About 2 tsp Spanish paprika. shopping list
- • 1 tsp sweet basil shopping list
- • salt & fresh ground pepper to taste. shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Make Grandpa Jimmie’s Egg Noodles or cook the store bought things according to package directions See Photo. Set aside.
- 2. Make the thin white sauce & set aside.
- 3. Prep the rest of the stuff, ie. Grate the cheeses, chop the olives, slice the fresh mushrooms, & like that.
- 4. Put the rack in the middle of the oven.
- 5. Pre-heat the oven to 375o F (190o C).
- 6. While the oven is heating up, combine everything but the parmesan cheese & the paprika in a large mixing bowl & gently fold until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- 7. Divide into two portions, placing each in a “large loaf” loaf pan. The baking times are set for these, if you use a different size pan or casserole adjust.
- 8. Sprinkle half the grated parmesan cheese over each and then a light sprinkle of the paprika. Not too much Paprika please.
- 9. Cover with foil and bake for 30 - 40 minutes, they should bubble a bit.
- 10. Uncover & bake for 15 – 20 more minutes. Top of the casserole should be golden brown. See Photo
- I’m up to my rear bumper in zucchinis from the garden so I used some of those, lightly sauteed in butter, as a side dish but a big tossed green salad would be a great addition to the meal.
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