The Big Hurt, Iris's Mac and Cheese
By
iris mccall
@irislynn
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I will keep it honest with ya'll. This dish I make only for special occasions and Holidays. It is definitely a "splurge dish" but so darned good. I love to see my family fight over the corners and putting back extra portions when they think no one is looking. I hope there are no family members subscribed to jap or the jig is up this has been MY recipe. Refusing to tell them what's in it.
Ingredients
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2 lbelbow macaroni
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5eggs, beaten
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10 ozvelveeta, cubed
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1 cmild cheddar
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1 cextra sharp cheddar, i use cabots
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1 cmozarella cheese,shredded
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1 cgruyere, shredded
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1 cfontina, shredded
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1 cprovolone, shredded
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1 casiago cheese, grated
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2 tsppaprika
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3 Tbspfresh black pepper
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1 Tbspmccormicks rotisserre chicken seasoning
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1 cbutter, melted
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3 cheavy cream
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·accent
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·bread crumbs, optional
How to Make The Big Hurt, Iris's Mac and Cheese
- gather ingredients. boil macaroni according to package instructions strain but do not rinse. Reserve 2 cups of water pasta was cooked in. Set aside
- Butter your baking dish and put pasta in it. Combine Half of the cheeses with the eggs, whipping cream and seasonings pour over pasta.
- Put the rest of the shredded cheeses over the macaroni mixture in your baking dish cover and bake at 375 degrees for one hour. After the one hour remove top from baking dish and continue to bake for the remaining hour making sure that dish is nice and bubbly and cheese is getting brown and crusty at corners. Serve hot or at room temperature.
- This is not exact as you all probably want it. This is a lot of macaroni and cheese and my baking dish consist of a roasting pan. This will easily make 12-16 servings if the relatives are not too greedy like mine are. I keep an eye on mine covered or uncovered because the firmer cheese take longer to soften and melt, but they also make this mac and cheese outstanding. Bread crumbs are your choice, I know some people love the crunch, but the dish is rich enough as is!! Good luck and I hope you enjoy!!
