Like I mentioned before, this week was a short week for me in the cooking department. My husband was gone for 7 nights, so I let the kids pick their dinners.
1/2 pound elbow macaroni
4 T unsalted butter
2 large eggs
12 oz evaporated milk (reserve all but 1 c) *can substitute half n half
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp red pepper sauce
1 tsp dry mustard (dissolved in 1 tsp water)
3 cups sharp cheddar cheese
Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, mix eggs, 1 c evaporated milk, pepper sauce, mustard, salt & pepper. Drain macaroni and return to pain over medium heat. Add butter and toss to melt. Pour in egg mixture along with 3/4 of the cheese. Stir until the cheese starts to melt. Gradually add remaining cheese and evaporated milk, stirring constantly. Cook for about 5-10 minutes until sauce thickens slightly. Sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.
SERVE WITH: Edamame in the shell. Just follow package directions :) My kids love these and call them poppers.
NOTES: This macaroni and cheese is almost just as fast as boxed macaroni and cheese, and it is SO much better. It is my kids' favorite macaroni and cheese is definitely in my top three. (The others are my grandmother's recipe, which I will share closer to Thanksgiving and Green Chile Mac & Cheese from my favorite restaurant in Nashville, Park Cafe...recipe found here.)
Breakfast for Dinner: Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Muffins & fruit (adapted from my MIL's Kappa Muffin recipe)
1 roll of 10 biscuits (found in refrigerated section near the cookies)
4 eggs
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 package Jimmy Dean fully cooked turkey sausage crumbles
(found with bacon)
Spray 2 muffin tins with cooking spray. Break each biscuit in half length-wise and place in bottom of 20 muffin cups. Mix together eggs, cheese, and sausage and pour about an ice cream scoop full of the egg mixture over each biscuit half. They should be about 3/4 full. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes
SERVE WITH: Fruit salad...sliced strawberries, blueberries, and grapes. Can also combine this with Greek yogurt and a touch of honey.
NOTES: My mother-in-law introduced me to these delicious breakfast muffins. This is a lot easier than preparing biscuits, bacon, eggs, etc. separately, and our whole family LOVES them. This are super fast to make, but if you want to make ahead of time, they are great reheated too. They can be refrigerated or frozen and heated in the microwave for 20-30 seconds.
Pinterest tried and true:
Here a a couple of additional recipes to round out your week.
Anne Burrell's Herb Roasted Chicken TOTALLY WORTH THE EFFORT!!!
And make this with the leftovers:
Happy Cooking!!!
