Comments on: easiest baked mac-and-cheese http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:43:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nuj http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted/#comment-352542 Nuj Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:21:30 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted#comment-352542 I made it twice, once with full fat cottage cheese and once with low fat. I was skeptical on the low fat, and it seemed a little watey when I pulled it out of the oven, but it was actually great when I dove into it half an hour later. I think I added too much pasta on version @2, so it was a little dry, but version 2 was perfect. This recipe is a keeper--can't believe how easy it is! I made it twice, once with full fat cottage cheese and once with low fat. I was skeptical on the low fat, and it seemed a little watey when I pulled it out of the oven, but it was actually great when I dove into it half an hour later. I think I added too much pasta on version @2, so it was a little dry, but version 2 was perfect. This recipe is a keeper–can’t believe how easy it is!

]]> By: adele http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted/#comment-350684 adele Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:37:09 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted#comment-350684 mmmmmmm sounds great! i can't wait to put this in the oven!! mmmmmmm sounds great! i can’t wait to put this in the oven!!

]]> By: Judi http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted/#comment-350003 Judi Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:51:04 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted#comment-350003 What a great recipe!!! Just the perfect consistency and cheeseiness. Thanks. What a great recipe!!! Just the perfect consistency and cheeseiness. Thanks.

]]> By: Vicki http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted/#comment-348366 Vicki Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:46:52 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted#comment-348366 I've made this with cottage cheese and didn't like the consistency - even after pureeing it was a bit gritty. I didn't have cottage cheese this last time so I substituted nonfat Greek yogurt. It's much better - smooth and creamy, perhaps a bit more tart (although that could have been the extra-sharp cheddar). And it reheats pretty well. I hate cooking pasta then turning around and baking it into submission. This is a keeper. I’ve made this with cottage cheese and didn’t like the consistency – even after pureeing it was a bit gritty. I didn’t have cottage cheese this last time so I substituted nonfat Greek yogurt. It’s much better – smooth and creamy, perhaps a bit more tart (although that could have been the extra-sharp cheddar). And it reheats pretty well. I hate cooking pasta then turning around and baking it into submission. This is a keeper.

]]> By: Ross http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted/#comment-347223 Ross Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:12:19 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted#comment-347223 Deb, I have made this recipe dozens of times for myself and friends when I wanted some comfort food. Tonight I am cooking for 40 hungry Jews; 6x'ing this recipe. I KNOW it'll be a huge hit. Thanks for the great recipes! Deb, I have made this recipe dozens of times for myself and friends when I wanted some comfort food. Tonight I am cooking for 40 hungry Jews; 6x’ing this recipe. I KNOW it’ll be a huge hit. Thanks for the great recipes!

]]> By: Jen McLeod http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted/#comment-341169 Jen McLeod Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:36:19 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted#comment-341169 This was an incredible recipe! I have been craving real mac-and-cheese for months! I am new to your blog. I have been sick on the couch for months I wish I discovered your blog months ago! I have read all of your postings and love your style of cooking! Every recipe I have tried on your site has worked! I can't say that for many food websites! I have been telling everyone about you, thanks for sharing your kitchen and your life with the world. You are doing a wonderful thing. Thank you! This was an incredible recipe! I have been craving real mac-and-cheese for months! I am new to your blog. I have been sick on the couch for months I wish I discovered your blog months ago! I have read all of your postings and love your style of cooking! Every recipe I have tried on your site has worked! I can’t say that for many food websites! I have been telling everyone about you, thanks for sharing your kitchen and your life with the world. You are doing a wonderful thing. Thank you!

]]> By: ellissajane http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted/#comment-335820 ellissajane Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:08:00 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted#comment-335820 Perhaps my cheese was too strong, because I needed to take a bite of salad in between devouring the pasta. My family loved it, but then again, it's just my mother, brother and me. My mom bought the cheese probably at some outrageous price. So, next time I make it, I would use a more mild flavor. Perhaps my cheese was too strong, because I needed to take a bite of salad in between devouring the pasta. My family loved it, but then again, it’s just my mother, brother and me. My mom bought the cheese probably at some outrageous price. So, next time I make it, I would use a more mild flavor.

]]> By: Dawn K. http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted/#comment-335797 Dawn K. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:39:11 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted#comment-335797 About this whole cottage cheese ingredient...I LOATHE cottage cheese. I have this whole texture thing with different foods. Can I substitute another ingredient (and please don't say something equally as distateful, like ricotta) or can you pinky swear promise upon consumption that I won't even remember I added the dreaded ingredient? Winters here in Kansas can get cold, and I'm currently 4 1/2 months pregnant...perfect excuse for finding the perfect M&C recipe to always have on standby! About this whole cottage cheese ingredient…I LOATHE cottage cheese. I have this whole texture thing with different foods.

Can I substitute another ingredient (and please don’t say something equally as distateful, like ricotta) or can you pinky swear promise upon consumption that I won’t even remember I added the dreaded ingredient?

Winters here in Kansas can get cold, and I’m currently 4 1/2 months pregnant…perfect excuse for finding the perfect M&C recipe to always have on standby!

]]> By: Jarod http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted/#comment-330856 Jarod Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:11:57 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted#comment-330856 To begin with, this looks amazing. Would it be a sin to add some green chile and a feta on top? After a stint in Albuquerque, the fiancee and i have a full blown addiction to the green. Unfortunately it's nearly impossible to find in Kansas. I plan on making this for dinner tonight. We went to Wichita for sushi last night, but the whole way down we were talking about this mac and cheese. By the time we got there I no was no longer in the mood for sushi.... sad... Secondly. I didn't see a "no boys allowed sign" so I do hope I'm welcome. I am the cook in the household and am always looking for great recipes. To begin with, this looks amazing. Would it be a sin to add some green chile and a feta on top? After a stint in Albuquerque, the fiancee and i have a full blown addiction to the green. Unfortunately it’s nearly impossible to find in Kansas.

I plan on making this for dinner tonight. We went to Wichita for sushi last night, but the whole way down we were talking about this mac and cheese. By the time we got there I no was no longer in the mood for sushi…. sad…

Secondly. I didn’t see a “no boys allowed sign” so I do hope I’m welcome. I am the cook in the household and am always looking for great recipes.

]]> By: schmanna http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted/#comment-327740 schmanna Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:30:13 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/10/cheddar-and-elbows-exalted#comment-327740 Oh man. I just made this, with the addition of some panko on top of the cheese. It was beyond amazing, and easy easy easy (as advertised!). Thanks for this. It's going into my arsenal, for sure. Oh man. I just made this, with the addition of some panko on top of the cheese. It was beyond amazing, and easy easy easy (as advertised!).

Thanks for this. It’s going into my arsenal, for sure.

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