Description
A new twist on this old favourite – it's baked in a pie plate with bread crumbs as a crust, then served up in a slice, just like a pie. Recipe from the famous "junior's" restaurant in brooklyn.
Ingredients
- Plain Breadcrumbs
- Salt
- Olive Oil
- Macaroni
- Butter
- Onion
- Flour
- Dry Mustard
- White Pepper
- Ground Nutmeg
- Milk
- Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- Red Food Coloring
- Yellow Food Coloring
- Paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Butter a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate
- Sprinkle bottom and sides with the bread crumbs
- Cook the noodles as directed on box, adding 1 / 2 teaspoon salt and the teaspoon oil
- You will need 5 cups of cooked noodles
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat
- Add the onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes
- Stir in flour and remaining teaspoon of salt, dry mustard, pepper, and nutmeg and cook for about 1 minute
- Gradually stir in all the milk and continue to cook until the sauce simmers and thickens
- Add 2 cups of the cheese, the optional food coloring, and stir until completely melted
- Remove sauce from heat and stir in the noodles
- Spoon macaroni into the pie plate, mounding high in the centre
- Top with remaining 1 / 2 cup of cheese and sprinkle generously with paprika
- Bake until the pie is golden brown and bubbly, about 25 minutes
- Let pie stand on wire rack for about 15 minutes to set before cutting