Sienna - Blog 5

Growing I've always loved Macaroni and Cheese. I didn’t care if it was from a restaurant, frozen, or just them generic Kraft kind from a box. However, nothing could be as good as the kind my mom would make. This Baked Macaroni and Cheese she made was always better than any other kind. I loved eating this recipe so much I had my mom teach me how to make. The moment my mom taught me to make the mac and cheese is one of the moments I’ve cherished between the two of us. One of the best parts of this recipe how cheesy and the slight crisp to it. I also love how quick and easy it is to make.  While making the food I was so surprise to realize that there was nothing special with the recipe. I think one of the big reasons why I love this macaroni and cheese so much is the memory I have of making it with my mom. Once I learned how to make the food it became like comfort food for when I wanted something to remind me of her. Below is the recipe for my mom’s baked macaroni and cheese recipe.

Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe:

1. A box of elbow noodles. (Any brand would work, you could use other shaped noodles but the elbow kind noodles are my favorite.)
2. One jar of white alfredo sauce and cheese sauce. (I personally prefer the Ragu brand, but any kind will work.)
3. Bread crumbs (Any brand is good)
4. Some type of bacon. (I prefer turkey bacon but normal bacon is good too.)
5. Some shredded cheese ( I would recommend the Kraft Mexican Blend type because it melts the best.)

Cooking the Macaroni and Cheese:

Before starting in preparation for making the macaroni and cheese you need to pre-heat the oven to 400’F. The first thing to do is boil the noodles until they are cooked. While the noodles are cooking you should cut up the bacon and start to cook the bacon until it’s cooked. Once the noodles and bacon are cooked you should set some of the bacon aside. The bacon you set aside will be used at a later point. After draining the noodles in the pot that they were cooked in you should combine both of the two sauce of jars together. Then add some of the bacon to the noodles and sauce. Afterward, you should put the mac and cheese in the glass containers and smooth it out. After the noodles were in the glass container sprinkle shredded cheese, bacon and bread crumbs to the top. Another alternative way of doing this is layering the noodles, cheese, bread crumbs, and bacon into the glass container. Either way works and tastes really good.  Once that is done you should bake in the oven on 400’F until everything is melted together in the pan. Enjoy your fully cooked delicious baked macaroni and cheese!