Southern Macaroni and Cheese Pie

Macaroni and Cheese Pie is a staple of all good Southern family dinners, church dinners and socials.

Step: 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step: 2

Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.

Step: 3

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in the macaroni and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until it has cooked through but is still slightly firm, about 8 minutes; drain.

Step: 4

Slowly melt butter in a large pot over low heat. Stir in evaporated milk and black pepper; cook until heated through.

Step: 5

Whisk eggs in a bowl until smooth; whisk about 1/2 cup of the evaporated milk mixture into the eggs, 1 tablespoon at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Whisk the egg mixture back into the saucepan with evaporated milk mixture. Continue to heat gently, whisking constantly, until the evaporated milk mixture almost comes to a simmer and the sauce thickens.

Step: 6

Gently mix salt and cooked macaroni into the sauce and stir to combine.

Step: 7

Spoon 1/4 of the macaroni mixture in a layer into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish and top with 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese. Repeat layers three more times; top last cheese layer with paprika to taste.

Step: 8

Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling, about 20 minutes.

Per Serving: 621 calories; protein 29g; carbohydrates 29.8g; fat 43.1g; cholesterol 197.3mg; sodium 919.1mg.

Depriving yourself can lead to overeating , 2.00 AM snacking, and mindless eating and it’s for this reason that Riner encourages people to indulge in “fun” foods every once in a while.

Avoidance on 2.00 AM snacking and cravings , it is much important to include some easy foods (or what one may perceive as unnecessary ). It means , if we can be order the healthiest thing on the menu but come home and graze on chips, necessary we really wanted the burger and should have just pleased it in the first place."

When it comes to dinner , much eat or eating too much of the bad kinds of food can lead to trouble on sleeping. On the flip side, a daylight food that is not eating to much food than satiating can leave you wanting more and resulting in reaching for an unhealthy late-night snack even closer to bedtime .