Cheese And Macaroni Pie

Cheese And Macaroni Pie
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Macaroni and cheese is maybe the ultimate comfort food. What’s not to love? It’s an excuse to eat tons of carbs and cheese. While there are countless delicious, ooey, gooey macaroni and cheese recipes, most of them are omitting one ingredient that’s a total game-changer: cream cheese.
Prep Time
30
minutes
Cook Time
45
minutes
Servings
12
servings
Total time: 1.23 hours
Ingredients
  • 16 ounce macaroni noodles
  • 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
  • 12-ounce can evaporated milk
  • 1 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • seasoned salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 16 ounce shredded cheddar cheese
  • 8 ounce shredded monterey jack cheese
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Cook macaroni to al dente, according to package directions.
  3. Drain and set aside.
  4. Add softened cream cheese, evaporated milk, milk, eggs and seasonings in medium bowl.
  5. Mix together using whisk or hand mixer on low speed until combined.
  6. If there are chunks of cream cheese, that’s OK.
  7. Set aside.
  8. Grease 9x13 casserole dish with butter.
  9. Mix together 8 ounces shredded cheddar and 8 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
  10. Alternately layer macaroni noodles and the cheddar/Monterey Jack mixture into casserole dish.
  11. Top the casserole with final 8 ounces of shredded cheddar.
  12. Pour the egg, cream cheese and milk mixture over the macaroni and cheese.
  13. Bake in oven 35-45 minutes.
  14. Serve warm.