Baked Macaroni recipe | How to make baked macaroni cheese recipe

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar lowers calories while processed cheese is often cheaper.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: string cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat and string cheese is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier while margarine can be a cheaper fat substitute.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: powdered milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, and powdered milk can be more cost-effective.

Turn on kettle for beef stock.

Prepare water for pasta with salt and turn on heat.

Heat a pot on medium to high heat and add oil for minced beef.

Add minced beef to the pot with bay leaf, rosemary, and thyme.

Chop two onions and add them to the minced beef.

Chop garlic and add it to the minced beef.

Add tomato puree and beef stock to the minced beef.

Boil water for pasta and cook pasta for 4 minutes less than package instructions.

Add chopped garlic to the minced beef.

Drain the pasta and return it to the pot.

Mix cooked pasta with minced beef and stock mixture.

Crack and lightly beat six eggs, then add them to the pasta mixture.

Add Parmesan cheese to the pasta mixture and mix well.

Season the mixture and transfer to a buttered baking dish.

Bake in the oven at 190-200°C for 40-45 minutes.

Optionally, grill for 2 minutes after baking.

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