{"id":282,"date":"2017-01-18T14:44:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T14:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2017-01-18T14:44:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T14:44:55","slug":"crusty-macaroni-cheese","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=282","title":{"rendered":"Crusty Macaroni &#038; Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Try this macaroni and cheese recipe using only basic ingredients for a foolproof dish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recipe makes 6 to 8 servings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>12 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated<\/li>\n<li>12 ounces American cheese or cheddar cheese, coarsely grated<\/li>\n<li>1 pound elbow pasta, boiled in salted water until just tender, drained, and rinsed under cold water<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 to 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Salt<\/li>\n<li>2\/3 cup whole milk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat oven to 375 degrees. Use one tablespoon butter to thickly grease a 9-by- 13-inch baking dish. Combine grated cheeses and set aside two heaping cups for topping.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, toss together the pasta, cheeses, ground pepper (if using) and salt to taste.<\/li>\n<li>Place in prepared pan and evenly pour milk over surface. Sprinkle reserved cheese on the top layer of cheeses with remaining butter and bake, uncovered, 45 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Raise heat to 400 degrees and bake 15 to 20 minutes more, until crusty on top and bottom.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Try this macaroni and cheese recipe using only basic ingredients for a foolproof dish. Recipe makes 6 to 8 servings. Ingredients 3 tablespoons butter 12 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated 12 ounces American cheese or cheddar cheese, coarsely grated 1 pound elbow pasta, boiled in salted water until just tender, drained, and rinsed under &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=282\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Crusty Macaroni &#038; Cheese&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":112,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=282"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":283,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282\/revisions\/283"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}