Macaroni and Cheese Loaf

Name: Macaroni and Cheese Loaf
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 boxes (6 oz each) Annie’s™ Homegrown Classic Macaroni and Cheese; 5 tablespoons butter; 1 package (8 oz) diced ham; 3 eggs; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, divided; 1 3/4 cups shredded cheddar, divided; Nonstick baking spray (with flour)

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Prep 10 min
Total 60 min
Servings 8

If you’ve ever wished you could eat mac and cheese every night of the week, but were afraid to overdo your favorite dinner, here’s a fun twist. Instead of meatloaf, make this Mac and Cheese Loaf! MORE+ LESS-

By Cheeky Kitchen

Updated March 23, 2017

Ingredients

boxes (6 oz each) Annie’s™ Homegrown Classic Macaroni and Cheese

tablespoons butter

package (8 oz) diced ham

eggs

tablespoons chopped parsley, divided

1 3/4

cups shredded cheddar, divided

Nonstick baking spray (with flour)

Steps

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Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray.
2

Boil macaroni and cheese until tender. Drain excess water. Add butter and cheese packets. Stir in ham, eggs, 1 1/2 tablespoons parsley and 1 1/2 cups cheddar.
3

Spoon macaroni mixture into pan.
4

Bake for 30 minutes, then top with remaining cheese and parsley. Continue baking for another 20 minutes.
5

Remove from oven and cool in pan for at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

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Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 400
Calories from Fat: 190

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 21g; 33%
Saturated Fat 12g 60% Trans Fat 1/2g
Cholesterol: 135mg; 45%
Sodium: 900mg; 38%
Potassium: 130mg; 4%
Total Carbohydrate: 30g; 10%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5% Sugars 4g
Protein: 20g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%; 15%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 25%; 25%
Iron: 6%; 6%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

We’re massive mac and cheese fans at our house. We love the boxed stuff. The homemade baked stuff. The slow-cooker stuff. And now, we love the loaf stuff. Which is 320947x more awesome than that sentence sounds. Imagine all of the convenience of an easy-slice meatloaf. Your whole meal in one perfect piece. Then swap out the meatloaf for cheese Annie’s mac, sharp cheddar and tiny bits of ham. What you’ve got now is Macaroni and Cheese Loaf, which may just be the second-best meal ever (behind the all-time winner, which is regular mac and cheese). This recipe wins our “best retro twist on an all-time favorite recipe,” a title we just made up but will heretofore stick to. Because this recipe is awesome. So call over the crew and make a pan or two, enjoyed straight from the oven. Or make it for yourself at the beginning of the week, and have days’ worth of dinners just waiting for you to slice and microwave when you get home from work. Whether feeding a crowd, or enjoying by yourself (with a glass of wine, of course), this recipe is the perfect new way to enjoy an old classic.