Oven Macaroni Alla Mamma is a baked macaroni dish made with pasta, a creamy cheese sauce, and sometimes additional ingredients like breadcrumbs or various seasonings. This is a style of cooking inspired by how one’s mother or a traditional homestyle cook would prepare it, emphasizing a nostalgic, and often straightforward approach.
Oven macaroni alla mamma recipe
Ingredients
- Macaroni
- Butter
- All-purpose flour
- Milk
- Cheese
- Seasonings
Instructions
- Gather all your ingredients, preheat your oven, grease a baking dish and set aside.
- You then cook macaroni according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
- Melt butter over medium heat in a saucepan. Add the flour and cook for about a minute, and gradually pour in the milk while stirring till it becomes thick. Now add the shredded cheese to the milk mixture, until the cheese is completely melted and the sauce is smooth.
- Season the cheese sauce with the remaining seasonings and mix well.
- Now, combine the already cooked macaroni with the cheese sauce, and make sure it's evenly coated.
- Grab your baking dish and pour the macaroni and cheese mixture into the prepared baking dish and bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes before serving
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Notes
Now we're done and take note that the specific recipe might vary depending on the family or region, but it commonly involves cooking macaroni pasta, preparing a cheese sauce (usually with butter, flour, milk, and cheese), combining the pasta and sauce, placing it in a baking dish, and baking until the top becomes golden brown and bubbly.
Enjoy 😉!
Nutrition
Serving: 50g
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