Macaroni Pie

This is a favorite recipe of mine :) Yes!  individuals bake the pie but I'm not sure if I would consider them macaroni pie as some of them are just melted cheese milk mix poured onto macaroni and that is not macaroni pie that is just a pasta cheese base.

I like my macaroni pie to be well cheesed and seasoned and semi-firm to the touch gentle and succulent in the mouth not watered or running like some mess.

For making a well real macaroni pie ingredients are...
Cheese (I used new Zealand cheese as this cheese makes the pie taste really good)
Evaporated milk
Onion finely grated
White pepper
Ketchup
Mustard
Salt to taste.


Method
In a saucepan with boiling water, place macaroni and let cook until semi-soft whereas it's tender to the touch and not overcooked, drained and in the same saucepan with the cooked macaroni add grated cheese, grated onion, 1/2 tsp white pepper, 2 1/4 cups ketchup, 1/2 tbsp mustard, and milk and stir until all ingredients are combined and cheese is melted.

At this stage, you can taste the mixture and add more salt if it's needed, the mixture should be well moist not too heavy with milk but Just right.

In a prepared baking dish add mixture and sprinkle grated cheese on top, place in oven, and bake for 10 -15 minutes or until golden.

Remove from oven when finished and let it cool for 10minutes then served, but This time the pie should be compact and it should be easy to cut without falling apart.

Place on a dish and serve :)