Baked Macaroni is a pasta dish that makes use of elbow macaroni as the primary ingredient. At first look, this could be mistaken as the famous Macaroni and Cheese but there is more to this dish than just having pasta and cheese.
Meat is one of its most important components. Ground beef is usually used but others prefer ground pork, ground chicken, and even minced ham. Being a tomato based pasta, Baked Macaroni uses diced tomatoes (or tomato sauce) and tomato paste as well. Capsicum (or bell pepper) and paprika are optionally added to add more flavor and aroma.
The description above makes a regular Baked Macaroni but adding the Mornay sauce (or white sauce as we usually call it) makes it more special. This is a cheese and milk sauce made by combining a roux with milk and adding parmesan and gruyere cheese (or sharp cheddar if gruyere is not available). Then you’ll have rich and creamy pasta ready for baking.
Try this Baked Macaroni recipe.
Ingredients:
1 lb uncooked elbow macaroni
Meat Sauce:
3 tbsp butter
1 lb ground beef
1 ½ cup diced tomatoes (canned)
1 small onions, diced
1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup tomato paste
1 tsp paprika
1 piece beef cube
1 cup water
1 tbsp sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
Mornay Sauce:
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cups fresh milk
1/4 tsp salt
1 ounce grated parmesan cheese
2 ounces grated sharp cheddar cheese
Watch the cooking video:
Cooking Procedure:
1. Prepare the elbow macaroni according to instructions in the package and intentionally cut the cooking time so that the macaroni is not well done (the macaroni will be fully cooked once baked) then drain and set aside.
2. Cook the Meat sauce.
2.1. Heat the cooking pot and put-in the butter.
2.2. When the butter is hot enough, add the ground beef and cook for 5 minutes or until the color turns medium brown.
2.3. Add the onion, green bell pepper, and diced tomatoes then stir and simmer for 3 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
2.4. Add the tomato paste and paprika then stir and cook for a minute
2.5. Add the beef cube and water then stir until everything is well distributed. Simmer for 20 minutes.
2.6. Put-in the sugar, salt, and pepper then mix well. Turn of the heat and set aside.
3. Cook the Mornay sauce
3.1 In a saucepan place the butter and allow to melt over medium heat.
3.2 Add the flour stir constantly for about a minute (color must be yellowish and not brown).
3.3 Slowly whisk in the milk and continue to whisk until the sauce thickens and comes to a boil.
3.4 Add salt and pepper then simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
3.5 Stir in the cheeses and whisk until melted.
4. Combine the cooked macaroni and meat sauce in a baking dish then toss until the meat sauce is well distributed.
5. Arrange the macaroni and pour the Mornay sauce over it. (Spread the Mornay sauce over the macaroni and meat sauce mixture ensuring that every space is covered)
6. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes.
7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool down a bit.
8. Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!
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Hi sir! Good day to you. I just want to thank you for all your recipes you share here. I found your website just yesterday and na-stuck na ako sa kaka search ng iba mo pang recipes. grabe. i have this passion for cooking also like u but im not as good though. hehe. i just loove cooking because I love feeding people especially my family, and love seeing them satisfied with the food i prepare. i just tried your orange chicken kanina and we all loved it! and this new one u have posted is another favorite so for sure im gonna do this soon. thanks again and God bless you. ^^
Glad you liked it Rina. Hope to see you around often
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Wow! I like bake macaroni a lot! This is a nice recipe. It it obvious that it’s better than making a pack of instant bake mac.
wow…
thank you…i know hindi lang siguro ako ang nagrequest nito, but,last week, i made a request in this recipe..now it was granted…
maraming salamat po..actually hinihintay ko talga ito kasi this coming weekend “Friday” I will cook this for my flatmates Bday..and it’s my first to Cook BAKED MAC.
Good luck to me…
Again Thanks for the recipe and God Bless.
Welcom mackoy, kayang kaya mo yan
Thanks for all your recipes, since watching this program na-inlove na ako sa pagluluto and yung mga di ko kayang lutuin natutunan ko.maraming thank you talaga sa inyo. more power!
Hello po,
Maraming salamat po sa mga recipes na publish ninyo sa website na ito…Its really a big help for us dito sa ibang bansa..Most of the time ay nakakamiss ang pagkain pinoy kaso d namin alam pano ang pag gawa..pero dahil sa tulong ng website na panlasang pinoy nagagawa na namin ang maraming putahe…maraming salamat po and more power..
regards,
Louise from Denmark
Appreciate your comment louise. Hope to see you here always.
Hello! i would like to make this macaroni- but i have a question. how many cups is an ounce (for the parmesan cheese) and 2 ounce for (cheddar cheese)? and just to clarify the parmesan cheese is grated- like the one in the bottle, and the cheddar cheese is shredded- right? thank you! your site rocks!
steff, grated or shredded will do for the cheeses. We require this so that melting will be easy. As for the conversion, I’m sure you can google it.
kalami….lami…lami…:)
tnx 4r ur sharing ur cooking talent!!! i love it….dis is 1 of my fvorite dis!!! cn i rquest (morcon) plz….again tnx….
Hi iyu_jumbo, will do that soon before the holidays so please stay tuned
hi thanks indeed for all the recipes you posted in this site.goodluck and more
power to you…God Bless
Thanks for the comment pearl. I appreciate it.
wow kuya isa naman masarap na recipe ang na share mo sa amin..thanks kuya try ko pong lutuin bukas…request lang po kuya paanu pa ba gumawa ng chocalate cake with filling po…sana po ma grant nyo po ang request ko sa nyo kasi birthday po ng asawa ko sa Dec gusto ko pa syang e bake ng cake paborito nya po yung cake sa atin…salamat po
subukan ko gawin baked mac
Hi kuya thank you for posting all the Ingredients; I was browsing you tube, and saw you’re post, I love baked Mac! and I’m going to make this on thanksgiving & that would be tomorrow…yahoooo! more power to you
hi po thanks sa site mo nagagamit ki sya d2 sa restaurant d2 sa portugal… and my costumer like it…thanks syo
HI Sir! Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us. We really glad to have you and ur recipes. Thank you so much…
Please post the recipes of (Pinoy) Fruit
Salad and (Pinoy) Pork Barbeque”. I really want to learn to cook/make these two recipes. Thanks a lot! -christian
hi there! i just want to let you know that i made this for the first time last sat and it was such a hit esp with my son! now i’m planning to make this again for this weekend’s church xmas party for the kids. my ku mare also loved it, i gave her some for her lunch today! thanks for the easy to follow recipe, and keep ‘em coming!
hi, this recipe makes how many servings? good for four? 6?
i would suggest you include number of servings on every recipe here, thank you very much.. your site is really cool.. malaki ang naitulong sa akin..!!
Hi. Im planning to have this for new year.So thanksss! I dont really know how to cook but these videos are totally of great help. Sometimes though, Im having a hard time looking for the ingredients(is that how it’s called? lol) here in our area ( somewhere north of luzon)… BUt then thanks… This is my third dish and I know there will be more!!! So thanks man…you just awaken the “cook in me” lol!
Baked Macaroni is one of our favorites. I normally use Marinara or Spaghetti sauce with ground beef and top with grated cheese. Yum. Really easy to make.
hi i just want to ask if i can substitute the cheddar and parmesan cheese with mozarella cheese and the regular kraft eden cheese (i don’t know what kind of cheese is that)? how bout the fresh milk, can i use the carnation evaporated milk?
You may do those JP though there might be some difference in the taste since parmesan has a unique taste compared to mozarella (mild) and our local cheese.As for the milk, I see no problem using any brand of evaporated milk.
Thanks for this recipe! I followed every step except I used penne. I brought the dish to our church’s potluck and my husband was so proud of me.haha.. Panlasang Pinoy rocks!
helloweee!!!
ask ko lang if pwedeng gamitin ang microwave instead of oven for this recipe..
thanks…
Tnx for sharing this recipe…lovely…God bless po kuya
Greetings from Norway.
tried this recipe last tuesday april 27,2010 for my mom in law’s bday we all loved it, it was way so much better than my old one. thank you so much for sharing it.. looking forward for more recipes from you. God bless to you and your family!
gud am po. gusto ko po sanang itry ito para sa birthday ng anak ko, kaso sira ung oven ko…pede ko po kayang isteam na lng instead? so di na sia baked macaroni, steamed macaroni na sia..hehe…di po kaya magbago ung lasa or something? thanks for the help..
lours, the taste can still be the same but the texture will be totally different.
My Husband (american ) is so very picky eater! Never eats my filipino dishes at all..kaming 2 lng ng anak ko kumakain ng fil viands that i cooked.
I cooked this last night but only half sized (4 persons & 3 lil’ kids) coz we had a family guest’s together with my 1st time ever homemade carrot cake..Holy smoke! I couldnt believe they ate it all (so yummy daw) of course I was so flattered and happy kasi nuon I was so worried or nervous? hahaha kasi di tlaga ako marunong magluto ng mga recipies u have it here..But now, anytime I am always 100% ready to become a very good hostess to everybody kasi (“NANDYAN KA…MY MENTOR…MY CHEF VANJO!!!) basta kumpleto rekados..AYOS NA AYOS! hehehe
Kahit po yung cake nag take home pa sila! Ang galing-galing ko tlaga hahahah perfect na perfect yung pagbi bake ko ng carrot cake!!!
Wish ko lang po..hope u can cook more on noodles or pasta ( no mushrooms kasi allergic po hubby ko) an addt’l american dish!
You are a God’s gift given to us! God bless your cooking and your site Chef! Zillion thanks !!!
kuya pwde ba d2 steam wala q oven eh
kuya pde po ba microwave nlng po gmit ko instead oven..wla kasi kami oven eh..hehehe
hi…was looking for a baked macaroni recipe for our father’s day celebration potluck with friends…saw this one this recipe came close to what I have been expecting a baked mac should be so I will try this one tomorrow!
Will tell you how it went.
hi chef,
i just wanna ask kung pwede bang ibake tong recipe nato sa convection oven?if yes,anong temp and how many minutes?o really love this recipe pero wala akong oven e
You may try this in a convection oven but I cannot guarantee the same result.
Hi
just made this today…panalo sarap! Thanks!
chef,i nedd your answer to what i’ve asked.asap.i’m planning to make baked mac on my son’s birthday next month
nagugutom tuloy ako ^_^
sir just want to ask if i need to cover it with aluminum foil before i bake it?? thanks a lot and more power!
just want to ask if i can use quickmelt chiz instead of the cheddar block, mas madali kcng hanapin and cheaper here in UK, ty!
Thanks I’ve learn a lot.
I tried to make your baked macaroni recipe,,it was perfect!! my kids and my husband love it so much..almost everyday I’m trying to cook all your recipes. my daughter said your a good chef mum,,you always tried to cook new food for us,,thank’s to you MR. Panlasang Pinoy..
hi, can i use a microwave oven instead? thanks.
Thank you so much for sharing all these wonderful recipes! I can’t wait to try them all. You inspire home cooks like me to keep cooking and serving good food to my friends and family. Keep up the good work
By the way, I found your video on YouTube when I was searching for Filipino baked macaroni to serve for my dinner party. I didn’t have all the ingredients (no paprika, no bell pepper, not enough parmesan). I didn’t have the exact measurements (couldn’t view your site through my phone) so I just did it eye balled everything and hoped for the best. Hahaha.
I was short on sauce so I added a little bit of pre-made filipino spaghetti sauce and I was also worried about the mornay sauce at first since I didn’t have the exact measurement but everything came out GREAT!
My friends LOVED it so thank you again for posting your recipes online.
Hi, salamat sa mga recipes mo.
Regarding sa recipe na ito, may alternative ba sa paggamit ng milk. Slightly lactose intolerant kasi ako. Would cream work instead of milk, or can I just not add milk?
Try using soy milk, Manuel.
hi, your baked macaroni is so easy to prepare, i hope you can prepare easy to make lasagna.
keed
Hi! Can I use a turbo broiler instead of an oven? if yes, ilang minutes and would the procedure be different. for e.g. half-baked yung noodles + meatsauce b4 I put the mornay sauce and continue to cook it until golden brown? thank you.
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This morning, i tried this baked macaroni for our 14th monthsary =). Actually, this is my first time to bake. It’s so yummy. The murnay sauce is really perfect and gives its extra special taste. My hubby is really craving for more, and he requested me to pack this as his baon to work and for his co-profs to taste!
I will try next time your cassava cake. Im sure it will also be a big hit as it is also one our favorites. Ayy, I’m so excited to tell u about all these stuffs, but really all I want to say is my heartfelt thanks to you..=)
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I cooked this and brought it to work for our monthly potluck. My American co-workers liked it so much, they all complimented me. I used to bring home left overs but this time around, walang natira. So glad I found your site. I’ve tried several of your recipes already and 9 out of 10 are real keepers.
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sir, ask ko lng po kung pwedeng alternative yung quickmelt cheese sa parmesan and cheddar cheese? tnx po ^^
hi poh .. pwede po ba dun sa mornay sauce isang klaseng cheese lang yung gamitin ? yung nabibili lang po na quickmelt ? pwede na po ba yun ?
saka dagdag lang po yung sa meat sauce po pwede po ba dun instead na tomato paste saka diced tomato eh yung nabibili na lang po na spaghetti sauce ? ask lang po .. salamat