Recipe - Virginia Sauers Baked Macaroni And Cheese

1 One half qt (6 cups) cold water
One half teaspoon Salt
1 pack (7 1/4ounce) Deluxe
Macaroni and Cheese Dinner
Mix *
2 tablespoon Butter or margarine; room
temperature
Three fourths cup (3 ounces) shredded Velveeta
processed American Cheese
Spread
One half cup (2 ounces) shredded
extrasharp cheddar cheese
**
One fourth cup (1 ounce) shredded sharp
cheddar cheese **
Three fourths cup Milk **
One fourth cup Commercial sour cream **
10 sl (2 One half x 2 One half x 1/2inch)
Velveeta processed American
Cheese Spread

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* I understand that discount warehouses (such as Sam's, or Price Club) sell
this cheese mix separately. If this is available to you, you can substitute
1 1/3 cups elbow macaroni and 1 One fourth ounces of the cheese mix for the
Macaroni and Cheese Dinner Mix.

** The actual ratio of milk and sour cream doesn't really matter. I began
adding the sour cream because I drink only skim milk, and wanted more
richness in the macaroni. I have even made this using part plain yogurt.
Likewise, I use whichever scraps of cheddar cheese I happen to have on
hand. All sharp (or all extra sharp) will be fine.

~ Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

~ Pour water and salt into 3quart saucepan. Bring to a boil.

~ Stir in macaroni (1 1/3 cups, which is the amount contained in the
deluxe dinner package).

~ Continue boiling for 7 minutes. Turn off flame under pot.

~ Drain macaroni in colander. (Do not rinse.)

~ Pour macaroni into ungreased 1 1/2quart ovenproof casserole.

~ Add butter. Stir until butter melts and coats macaroni.

~ Add package (1 One fourth ounces) cheese sauce mix (which is the amount
contained in the deluxe dinner package), grated cheeses, milk, and sour
cream. Stir until thoroughly blended. (If desired, mixture can be prepared
up to this point, covered with clear plastic wrap, and left at room
temperature or refrigerated until ready to bake. At that time,
uncover and stir ingredients until well combined.)

~ Arrange cheese slices over top so that they cover all of the macaroni
mixture.

~ Bake until golden brown (approximately One half hour).

Yield: 4 6 servings

N. B. To reheat leftovers, cover casserole and bake in 325 degree oven.

Although I normally eschew processed cheese, the Velveeta adds a creaminess
which seems impossible to achieve without it.

Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by paraducks1@juno.com (Mary Hathaway) on Mar
10, 1998