Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese Thanksgiving Recipe Series 2020

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheddar cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheddar reduces calories while processed cheese melts better.

monterey jack cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: colby cheese

Part-skim mozzarella is lower in fat, while colby is often less expensive.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories, while sour cream is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

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

Start by shredding the cheese using a grater, or a food processor if preferred.

In a bowl, mix eggs and grate garlic into the mixture.

Add about 1 teaspoon of salt and black pepper to the egg and garlic mixture, then mix well.

Pour milk into the egg mixture and mix until combined.

Boil elbow noodles in seasoned chicken stock for 6 minutes, then strain and transfer to a bowl.

Add butter to the hot noodles and mix until melted.

Add about a half cup of sour cream to the noodles and mix well.

Add 1 cup of the mixed monterey jack and pepper jack cheese and 1.5 cups of sharp cheddar cheese to the noodles and mix until combined.

Grease a baking pan and add half of the noodle mixture, spreading it out evenly.

Layer more cheese on top of the noodle mixture in the pan.

Break fresh mozzarella into pieces and add it on top of the cheese layer.

Pour the prepared milk and egg mixture over the layered noodles and cheese.

Repeat the layering process with the remaining noodles and cheese.

Finish with a sprinkle of the spicy seasoning on top.

Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 45 minutes.

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