Macaroni And Cheese Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pie shell
• 1/2 cup extra-sharp cheddar cheese, half for pie shell and half for the topping
• 2 cups extra-sharp cheddar cheese, for sauce (additional)
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 6 ounces cream cheese
• wax paper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 2 mix 1/4 cup of cheddar into pastry and shape pastry into a ball and roll out between 2 pieces of wax paper.
• 3 place this into a 9-inch pie plate, prick bottom with fork.
• 4 bake 15 minutes, remove from oven and let stand until you are finished the sauce mixture.
• 5 reduce oven to 350°f.
• 6 cook elbow macaroni.
• 7 prepare cheese sauce by combining butter, flour, milk, salt, pepper, parmesan, cream cheese and 2 cups of cheddar cheese. cook in sauce pan over medium heat until all ingredients are combined.
• 8 add cooked noodles to cheese sauce mixture and pour into pie shell.
• 9 sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup of cheddar onto top of pie.
• 10 bake 20 minutes at 350°f 10-15 minutes.