Sunday, August 19, 2012

Gluten free mac & cheese

Found a new, easy recipe for macaroni and cheese.  I love mac & cheese - all versions - as long as they are gluten free.  Unfortunately the boxed versions that are GF are kind of runny and don't taste all that good.  This recipe I stole from Pinterest and changed to accommodate my Celiac disease.

Start with your crock pot.  Always use a crock pot liner.  It makes clean up so much easier.  Spray the liner - it sounds crazy, but it makes a difference.

Whisk two cups of milk, one 12 oz can of evaporated milk and an egg.  Add a tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper.  I didn't measure either - I just added some.  Pour into the crock pot.  Add a 16 oz (standard size) package of GF pasta.  I used corn pasta that had a substantial shape, not tiny little shells.  Add 12 oz of shredded cheese.  The original recipe called for a specific kind of cheese, but I used whatever I had in the frig - I think it was Kraft Mexican blend and some about-to-get-tossed shredded white something.  :)

I would say make sure the pasta is covered by either the milk mixture or cheese so it gets cooked completely.  Cook on low for 3-1/2 to 4 hours.  Don't cook longer than that.  If your crock pot cooks "hot" then cook on low for 3 hours, then on warm for another hour. 

This makes custard-like baked macaroni and cheese - not the runny, soupy kind from a box (although I enjoy that soupy kind).  Next time I make this I'm adding a can of tuna.  It was delicious.  No photo of the finished product - I was in too much of a hurry to eat.

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