Name: Church Supper Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons salt; 2 cups elbow macaroni; 1/4 cup butter, softened (Optional); 2 large eggs; 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk; 1/2 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 1 1/2 pounds extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded; 1 pinch paprika, or to taste; 1/4 cup butter (Optional); 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs (Optional)

Church Supper Macaroni and Cheese

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It seems like there are endless recipe variations on macaroni and cheese; however my family is not a big fan of cheese sauce-based macaroni and cheese. It seems to dilute the cheese flavor. This simple but tasty recipe was given to me at a church supper in Terre Haute; it's old, definitely has German or Jewish (kugel?) roots. The secret is to use a good-quality EXTRA-SHARP Cheddar cheese.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Grease a 2-quart casserole with butter.

Dissolve salt in a large pot of water.

Bring to a boil and cook macaroni, stirring often, until pasta is tender but still slightly firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.

Rinse macaroni under cool water, drain, and transfer to a bowl.

Stir 1/4 cup softened butter into macaroni and toss a few times to melt butter and coat macaroni.

Beat eggs in a bowl; whisk evaporated and condensed milks into eggs.

Spread a layer of macaroni into the bottom of the prepared casserole; sprinkle with a layer of Cheddar cheese.

Continue layering macaroni and cheese, ending with a layer of cheese on top.

Pour egg-milk mixture over the layers.

Use a fork to gently dig into the layers, assuring that the egg-milk mixture flows into all the layers.

Sprinkle with paprika.

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a small skillet over medium heat; cook bread crumbs in the hot butter, stirring constantly, until fragrant and golden, 2 to 3 minutes.

Sprinkle crumb topping over casserole.

Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is browned and bubbling, about 45 minutes.

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