Gourmet Macaroni & Cheese The Best of the Best - Vol. 1 (Page: 145) Grand Slam (Page: 135) Recipe of the Month - November 2008 View past Recipes of the Month Comfort Food. Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups macaroni (625 ml) 1/4 cup butter (60 ml) 1/4 cup flour (60 ml) 2 cups milk (500 ml) 1 tsp. salt (5 ml) 1 tsp. sugar (5 ml) 1/2 lb. processed cheese, cubed (250 g) (Velveeta) 2/3 cup sour cream (150 ml)(fat free is fine) 1 1/3 cups cottage cheese (325 ml) 2 cups grated old cheddar cheese (500 ml) 1 1/2 cups soft breadcrumbs (375 ml) 2 Tbsp. butter (30 ml) paprika Instructions: Cook and drain macaroni and place in a 2 1/2 quart (2.5 L) greased casserole. Melt butter over medium heat; stir in flour; mix well. Add milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sauce thickens. Add salt, sugar and cheese. Mix well. Mix sour cream and cottage cheese into sauce. Pour over macaroni. Mix well. Sprinkle cheddar cheese and crumbs over top. Dot with butter and sprinkle with paprika. May be frozen at this point. Bake at 350F (180C) for 45-50 minutes. Serves 6. The face of a child can say it all - especially the mouth part of the face. Click here to mail this recipe to a friend. Click here to add this recipe to your list of favorites.

Have you tried this recipe and want to share your thoughts? Click here to submit your comments. Reviews 11/8/2006 - Trina I'm a Cdn. Girl & have grown up with ALL the Best of Bridge Cookbooks. When I moved to the U.S., I yearned for all my Cdn. Favorites - including the Best of Bridge Gourmet Mac & Cheese. Living in the Southern U.S. where "Mac & Cheese" is an artform, I've had my fair share of really good mac & cheese. Many generations have their "family recipes". But it just didn't compare to the Best of Bridge recipe. I've made this recipe now for many, many years & don't make any other type. My Southern Friends have all told me that this is THE ULTIMATE Mac & Cheese & it just doesn't get any better than this. As true Southerns state when they eat something REALLY good, "it's so good, it make you want to slap your mamma!" Thank you Best of Bridge "Mamma's" for converting my Southern Friends into Ture Cdn. Chicks, eh! 10/25/2006 - Shannon This is the BEST macaroni and cheese ever! I make it quite often but with a couple of changes that happened purely by accident. The first time I made it I had no cottage cheese so I used ricotta instead. I also stirred the grated cheddar into the sauce because I read the recipe wrong. It turned out so fantastic though that it's the only way I make it now. I just sprinkle the top with buttered bread crumbs and paprika and it is delicious! 10/18/2006 - Theresa I made this recipe and everyone ate it even my five year old who we are usually sitting and waiting for her to finish was the first done and asked for more! So easy to make and everyone is really impressed!! 10/16/2006 - Polly I doubled this recipe and cooked it in a 5qt dutch oven for a dinner party I had recently as an accompaniment to filet mignon and roast asparagus. My answering machine was full of compliments the next day, everyone said it was the BEST they'd ever tasted. Even my husband who likes the Stoffers mac & cheese said it was incredible!