Re: Carol's Italian Mac and Cheese Recipe

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@italia8140 wrote:
@Nightowlz wrote:
It's on Mary's FB page.

We found it! Here's the Italian Mac & Cheese recipe from yesterday's show:
2 # of penne or rigatoni
Boil to aldente, rinse, reserve.
...
3 c. heavy cream
6 c. alfredo sauce, either homemade or store bought, reserving 1 cup
1 c. orange cheddar, shredded
1 c. white cheddar, shredded
1 c. fontina, shredded
1 c. mozzerella, shredded
1 c. gruyere, shredded
salt and pepper to taste
16 slices imported provolone
Mix half the cream, sauce and shredded cheeses together with half the pasta, place in oven baker, unbuttered.
Layer on 8 slices of the provolone
Mix the other half of cream, sauce and shredded cheese with remaining pasta, pour on top of first pasta and provolone layer.
Pour reserved 1 cup alfredo sauce.
Layer on 8 slices of provolone
Cover in foil, bake at 325 degree oven for 30 minutes
Remove foil and broil for about 5 minutes until golden brown.
I can't imagine eating a dish with so much cheese, cream, and fat. Not appetizing at all.

Sounds like a heart attack on a plate !! Let's face it, lots of people don't give much thought to their health.

italia8140 · ‎04-27-2015

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@italia8140 wrote:
@Nightowlz wrote:
It's on Mary's FB page.

We found it! Here's the Italian Mac & Cheese recipe from yesterday's show:
2 # of penne or rigatoni
Boil to aldente, rinse, reserve.
...
3 c. heavy cream
6 c. alfredo sauce, either homemade or store bought, reserving 1 cup
1 c. orange cheddar, shredded
1 c. white cheddar, shredded
1 c. fontina, shredded
1 c. mozzerella, shredded
1 c. gruyere, shredded
salt and pepper to taste
16 slices imported provolone
Mix half the cream, sauce and shredded cheeses together with half the pasta, place in oven baker, unbuttered.
Layer on 8 slices of the provolone
Mix the other half of cream, sauce and shredded cheese with remaining pasta, pour on top of first pasta and provolone layer.
Pour reserved 1 cup alfredo sauce.
Layer on 8 slices of provolone
Cover in foil, bake at 325 degree oven for 30 minutes
Remove foil and broil for about 5 minutes until golden brown.
I can't imagine eating a dish with so much cheese, cream, and fat. Not appetizing at all.

Sounds like a heart attack on a plate !! Let's face it, lots of people don't give much thought to their health.

DITTO. There's probably close to 50 grams of saturated fat for an average serving.

denisemb · ‎12-07-2012

Man...next, I'll hear sex, drugs, rock 'n roll, cigarettes, booze and texting while driving are hazardous to my health...

Denise

novamc1 · ‎07-02-2015

If we don't like the recipes in a particular cookbook, we don't buy the book. If we don't like high-fat foods, we don't prepare those foods and look for those which suit us better.

We do NOT usually waste our time writing to the cookbook and recipe authors to accuse them of contributing to the downfall of public health and humankind.

Seems to me a more constructive and friendly approach, if one is going to even read or participate in a thread titled "Recipes", would be to contribute some food ideas that reflect the writer's personal nutrition standards and tastes. There is room for all kinds.

ChiliPepper · ‎01-16-2015

Ok, let me add notes for those that did not know:

This is not healthy.

Do not make it every week or month.

Do not eat it all, everything in moderation.

Thank you NightOwlz for posting the recipe & for assuming correctly that most of us had enough common sense to realize this is a "special occasion - in limited amounts" recipe.

novamc1 · ‎07-02-2015

Furthermore, I would like to know how the apparently irritated poster computed the grams of fat per serving, when the recipe did not specify how many servings it would make, plus it did very obviously contain enough ingredients to feed a small army, and the poster probably did not take into account that shredded cheese contains a lot of air in between the actual amount of cheese. One cup of shredded cheese does not equal one cup of solid cheese.

Therefore, I await an explanation for the post alleging to know the total grams of fat per average serving in the macaroni-and-cheese-casserole. I especially want to know how much the poster considers an "average serving" of that dish to be.

RespectLife · ‎02-27-2012

@novamc1 wrote:
Perhaps you didn't notice the recipe calls for 2 pounds of pasta, and therefore would feed a boatload of people. The cheese and fat would be spread among many, not concentrated in a few, stomachs.

Thank you novamc for pointing that out! When I read it, I didn't actually catch that.

I will be sure to half the recipe when I make it! I would have to rent people in order to use that amount of a side dish!

I was so intrigued by the combo of ingredients, I didn't pay attention to pasta qty.

Thanks again!!

italia8140 · ‎04-27-2015

@novamc1 wrote:
Furthermore, I would like to know how the apparently irritated poster computed the grams of fat per serving, when the recipe did not specify how many servings it would make, plus it did very obviously contain enough ingredients to feed a small army, and the poster probably did not take into account that shredded cheese contains a lot of air in between the actual amount of cheese. One cup of shredded cheese does not equal one cup of solid cheese.

Therefore, I await an explanation for the post alleging to know the total grams of fat per average serving in the macaroni-and-cheese-casserole. I especially want to know how much the poster considers an "average serving" of that dish to be.

Irritated? Hardly - LOL! Google it, and you'll know. Easy peasy. An average serving of one pound of pasta serves 4. So this recipe doesn't serve "an army". Two pounds of pasta doesn't feed an army. One ounce of cheese has 7-9 fat grams. So my calculation of the fat content with all the cheese, the heavy cream. and Alfredo sauce (which has cheese) is accurate. Heart attack on a plate. ENJOY!

seadew · ‎12-14-2010

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‎09-28-2015 06:24 PM

It's on Mary's FB page.

We found it! Here's the Italian Mac & Cheese recipe from yesterday's show:
2 # of penne or rigatoni
Boil to aldente, rinse, reserve.
...
3 c. heavy cream
6 c. alfredo sauce, either homemade or store bought, reserving 1 cup
1 c. orange cheddar, shredded
1 c. white cheddar, shredded
1 c. fontina, shredded
1 c. mozzerella, shredded
1 c. gruyere, shredded
salt and pepper to taste
16 slices imported provolone
Mix half the cream, sauce and shredded cheeses together with half the pasta, place in oven baker, unbuttered.
Layer on 8 slices of the provolone
Mix the other half of cream, sauce and shredded cheese with remaining pasta, pour on top of first pasta and provolone layer.
Pour reserved 1 cup alfredo sauce.
Layer on 8 slices of provolone
Cover in foil, bake at 325 degree oven for 30 minutes
Remove foil and broil for about 5 minutes until golden brown.

denisemb · ‎12-07-2012

@italia8140 wrote:

Irritated? Hardly - LOL! Google it, and you'll know. Easy peasy. An average serving of one pound of pasta serves 4. So this recipe doesn't serve "an army". Two pounds of pasta doesn't feed an army. One ounce of cheese has 7-9 fat grams. So my calculation of the fat content with all the cheese, the heavy cream. and Alfredo sauce (which has cheese) is accurate. Heart attack on a plate. ENJOY!

Google is not always your friend. For the heck of it, I just checked a 1 lb. box of macaroni and it said 8 servings. Two lbs. would be 16. There are several recipes online that show 2 lbs. serving 20-25.

Not to mention those of us who actually eat macaroni and cheese usually consider it a side dish to a protein and vegetable, so it's not like we fill our plate with a mountain of mac and cheese.

Denise