Oven-Baked Mac & Cheese

This recipe is pacifying to Pitta and Vata but is Kapha aggravating.

Servings

Equipment

9x13-inch baking pan

Ingredients

2 c. macaroni or noodles of your choice uncooked
3 Tbsp. ghee or butter
salt and pepper
2-3 cloves garlic chopped fine
1 inch piece of fresh ginger grated
2 c. cheese grated (I like monterey jack, mozzarella, colby, and cheddar)
1 qt. whole cow's milk
1 tsp. turmeric powder

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°.
Place the noodles in the bottom of a baking pan.
Dab small pieces of the ghee/butter randomly around the noodles.
Sprinkle in some salt and black pepper.
Spread the grated fresh ginger and chopped garlic evenly around.
Distribute the grated cheese on top of everything, ensuring even coverage and that the noodles are covered.
Pour the milk over everything, again ensuring that the noodles are completely submerged.
Sprinkle the turmeric powder on.
Bake at 350° for 45+ minutes. The top should be a nice golden brown, and all of the liquid content should be cooked off.
Remove from the oven and serve.

Notes

Note

The garlic, ginger, turmeric, and black pepper serve to make this recipe less Kapha-aggravating than it would otherwise be. For those who think they don’t like garlic and/or ginger, you’ll be surprised that they affect the flavor of this dish very little; the cheese overpowers them.