Name: Macaroni and Cheese
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1/2 pound macaroni, cooked; 2 cups Cheese Sauce; 1/2 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese; 1/2 cup freshly made buttered bread crumbs

It is so easy and inexpensive to make this favorite dish from scratch.

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 4

Ingredients

1/2 pound macaroni, cooked

2 cups Cheese Sauce

1/2 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese

1/2 cup freshly made buttered bread crumbs

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter a 1 1/2-quart casserole. Put the cooked macaroni into the casserole, pour the cheese sauce over it, and mix gently with a fork. Sprinkle the grated cheese evenly over the top and spread the crumbs over the cheese. Bake, uncovered, until the top is golden and the sauce is bubbling, about 30 minutes.

Cover of The Fannie Farmer Cookbook 1996 edition.

Excerpted by permission of Knopf from The Fannie Farmer Cookbook: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of America's Great Classic Cookbook, copyright © 1996 by Marion Cunningham. All rights reserved. Buy the full book from Amazon or Bookshop.

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