Norma Jean Darden's Baked Mac & Cheese

Name: Norma Jean Darden's Baked Mac & Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: (makes approximately 6 servings); 2 cups dry macaroni; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk; 2 large eggs, beaten/; 3 cups cheddar cheese, shredded; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted; 1/2 teaspoon salt

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:40min

Posted Mon, Nov 26, 2007, 4:11 pm PST The best mac 'n' cheese I ever tasted was made by Norma Jean Darden, the owner of Miss Maude's and Miss Mamie's soul food restaurants and Spoonbread Catering in New York City--check out the recipe below.

Updated at: Sun, 21 Jan 2024 13:14:55 GMT

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Ingredients

6 servings

(makes approximately 6 servings)

2 cupsdry macaroni

2 teaspoonssalt

1can evaporated milk

2eggs

large, beaten

3 cupscheddar cheese shredded

¼ cupbutter

melted

½ teaspoonsalt

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Step 2

Grease a 9" X 13" baking dish.

Step 3

Cook the pasta in boiling water with the two teaspoons salt until al dente. Drain and set aside.

Step 4

In a large bowl, beat the eggs and whisk in the evaporated milk until well blended. Add 2 cups of the the cheese, the 1/2 teaspoon salt, melted butter and cooked pasta.

Step 5

Pour the mixture into the baking dish. Top it evenly with the remaining cup of cheddar cheese.

Step 6

Bake for approximately 40 minutes or until the custard has set and the cheese on topturns golden brown.

Step 7

cheese on top turns golden brown.