{"id":1422,"slug":"glorified-mac-and-cheese","title":"Glorified Mac and Cheese","description":"This recipe is based on a macaroni and cheese recipe, with additions of meat and vegetables to promote it from a side dish to a main course.","ingredients_raw":["250 g (½ pound) macaroni","30 g (1 ounce) flour","45 g (3 tbsp) butter","240 ml (1 cup) milk","Salt to taste","Pepper to taste","140 g (5 ounces) shredded cheese (e.g. cheddar, emmental, gruyère or whatever you like)","2 hot dogs, sliced","140 g (5 ounces) frozen green vegetables (e.g. spinach, kale, broccoli, peas, or whatever you like)","2 fresh tomatoes, sliced","Grated Parmesan cheese","Paprika"],"ingredients_norm":["macaroni","flour","butter","milk","salt","pepper","cheese","hot dog","frozen green vegetable","fresh tomato","parmesan cheese","paprika"],"steps":["Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease a casserole or baking dish.","On the stovetop, bring 2 liters (2 quarts) of salted water to a boil; add the macaroni and cook for 9 minutes or until al dente.","While the macaroni is cooking, start making the roux. Mix the flour and butter in a saucepan and heat over low heat, stirring until blended and bubbling.","Add the milk, salt and pepper and stir until thickened. Reduce heat to the lowest setting and add the cheese, sliced hotdogs, and frozen vegetables.","When the macaroni is done, drain and put in the greased dish. Pour the sauce over the noodles and stir till combined.","Arrange the tomato slices on top, then sprinkle grated parmesan and paprika over the tomato slices.","Bake for 40 minutes."],"categories":["Pasta recipes","Recipes using pasta and noodles","Recipes using cheese","Baked recipes","Main course recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes for macaroni and cheese","Recipes using wheat flour","Recipes using parmesan","Recipes using hot dog","Recipes using cow milk"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":60,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Glorified_Mac_and_Cheese","source_ref":"4522770","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Glorified_Mac_and_Cheese&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"51ec25adbf0ea25bf81903d29a8b7939a3fdbbff7dbcd548b4877100dbf09bf3","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:03Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:03Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/glorified-mac-and-cheese"}