Filipino-style Baked Macaroni with Cheese Topping

Filipino-style Baked Macaroni is the ultimate pasta dish! With a sweet, meaty sauce and cheesy topping, it’s hearty, tasty, and sure to be a family favorite.

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How to Make Filipino-style Baked Macaroni

✅Ingredients

1 16 ounces package small elbow macaroni
1 tablespoon oil
2 to 3 Filipino-style hotdogs, sliced diagonally
1 onion, peeled and diced
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 cup tomato paste
1 cup banana ketchup, preferably sweet and spicy
1 cup beef broth
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste

✅For the Cheese Topping
1/3 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
3 cups milk
16 ounces Eden Cheese (or any quickmelt), cubed
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste

✅Instructions

In a large pot over medium heat, bring about 4 quarts of salted water to a boil.

Add macaroni and cook 1 to 2 minutes less than the package's directions. Rinse under cold running water and drain well.

In a large bowl, combine macaroni and meat sauce. Gently toss them together until well combined.

Grease the bottom and sides of a large baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Transfer the pasta-meat mixture to the prepared dish.

Spoon cheese sauce on top, spreading across to completely cover the pasta.

Bake in a 375 oven for about 20 to 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 7 to 10 minutes before cutting into serving portions.

✅For the Meat Sauce

In a pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add sliced hotdogs and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pan and set aside.

Add onions and garlic and cook until limp.

Add bell peppers and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes or until softened.

Add ground beef and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking apart with the back of a spoon, for about 7 to 10 minutes until lightly browned. Drain any excess fat.

Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, ketchup, and beef broth. Stir in sugar and Italian seasoning.

Bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and continue to cook for about one hour or until meat is fully cooked and sauce is thickened.

During the last 10 minutes of cooking, add browned hotdogs. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

✅For the Cheese Sauce

In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter.

Add flour and stir well into a smooth paste. Cook, stirring regularly, for about 5 to 7 minutes or until golden (but NOT browned) and starts to bubble a bit.

Gradually add milk to the roux, whisking vigorously to prevent lumps.

Cook, whisking regularly, for about 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth and thickened but still pourable.

Gradually add quick-melt and cheddar cheese and cook, whisking regularly until melted.

Stir in nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat.

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[tarared]

I cooked this rn. But instead of melting the cheese on the sauce, I put the cheese on top of the sauce. I put asiago, parmesan and mozarella cheese. Omg so delish❤

[lezyllizada]

Paano po converted sa oven ung 375 farenheit

[dodong_insane]

"filipino style" then put italian seasoning 😂 looks delicious tho