Well, my girlfriend says that Mac & Cheese is her favorite, so I want to give a shot at making it without using that little blue and yellow box.

2 questions if someone can help.

The recipie calls for 5 1/2 cups grated sharp white cheddar. How much cheese is that? (besides the obvious answer of 5 1/2 cups) How much do I buy? 1 pound?

Also it says to bake in a 3 quart dish. Which is best, a 3 quart round, which seems to me to be deeper, or should I use a flatter, rectangular baking dish?

Your answers are greatly appreciated.

Ancient1 - You can easily do this!

#1 - grated cheese (like Kraft for example) has the measurement on the bag of how much it is (by measurement cup) so that part is easy! Buy enough bags that will add up to 5 1/2 c.

#2 - the pan you choose - remember - it will take longer to heat through in a deeper dish than a shallower one so watch your oen temp and timing!! But it does not matter - it's your choice.

Hope this helps!

Mama

I'm curious about a recipe using cheese that calls for cups of cheese and doesn't say 1 pound of grated cheese. I think it's odd. Cheese is bought by the pound, not the cup.

Oh, my tire was low, so I put 34 cups of air in my car tire today.

LOL - 34 cups of air.........................

but I know what you mean abnout the recipe - but like I said - most shredded cheese packages have a cup measurement on them

I am curious as to how many servings your mac n cheese recipe will make since 5 1/2 cups sounds like a lot of cheese. I make a homemade mac n cheese for 2 people that uses 1 - 1 1/12 cups of cheese and the recipe is really cheesy.