Macaronis cuits au four

150 responses on 'Baked macaroni'

• Rachael on Jun 10, 2006 at 3:40 am

  Sounds delicious!

• Pao on Jun 10, 2006 at 10:36 am

  picture pa lang ang sarap na!

  i think everybody loves baked mac! i’ll definitely try this one.

  been printing your recipes & making my own file of it. heheh!

• Jo on Jun 12, 2006 at 9:11 am

  I just cooked this recipe today, and it tastes awesome! However, I didn’t know what quickmelt cheese was (I’m a Filipina born in the US), so instead I substituted mozzarella for the topping - the sauce turned out really thin, so I doubled all the cheese amounts. Still delicious though! BTW, I Googled “quickmelt cheeseâ€� after I was finished with the recipe – turns out I should’ve used Velveeta cheese! Duh! Oh well, next time!

• Connie on Jun 13, 2006 at 10:35 am

  tastes better than it sounds, rachael.

  hayaan mo, pao, a cookbook is coming up hehehehe

  that’s useful info, jo, thanks. in the philippines, quickmelt cheese comes in different brands. but that’s right, the texture is something like velveeta.

• purplegirl on Jun 16, 2006 at 12:19 pm

  help — i tried this today but i couldn’t duplicate the consistency needed to produce the dish just like you had in the picture. you have this soft, thick topping but mine ended up thin and most of the sauce went to the bottom and through the spaces in between! it looked more like when you’re making lasagna. i want to have the same topping as yours!!!!

  i followed your sauce recipe exactly as you had it written. but i used velveeta instead. it was so runny so i doubled the cheese measurements. should i have waited until the cheese sauce was the consistency of condensed milk before pouring? it was a little runny but not that runny. but not like condensed milk. should i add more cheese? i want to try again so i’ll wait and see what you say first. thanks!

• Connie on Jun 16, 2006 at 3:20 pm

  purplegirl, add more flour. Flour is funny. Depending on the brand, some make thicker sauces than others.

• Sinta on Jun 22, 2006 at 10:15 am

  Hi Connie! What size baking dish did you use?

• Connie on Jun 22, 2006 at 12:09 pm

  LOL SInta, I am not sure about the dimensions.

• Sinta on Jun 26, 2006 at 4:40 pm

  Hehe, thanks! I was trying to figure out from the picture, pero ang lapit kasi ng shot (kakagutom! :D). I love your site! More power!

• Connie on Jun 26, 2006 at 5:41 pm

  Thanks, Sinta.

• xyrex on Jul 14, 2006 at 8:33 am

  salamats poh. try ko lng poh luto nito??

• pam novilla on Sep 30, 2006 at 4:47 pm

  hi, i tried ur cream cheese topping but i used it in baked spaghetti. my husband loved it, he said it is very masarap, my friend & her husband tasted it too they said its so delicious. My friend even asked for the recipe of it. I like ur website. thanx & Godbless…

• aimee on Nov 23, 2006 at 12:58 pm

  hi, im new to reading your blogs. Just a quick question: most of your recipe are good for how many people? Were just 3 in our family and I’m worried that I might have too much left overs. Can you please include the # of serving on the recipes?

• Connie on Nov 23, 2006 at 7:00 pm

  thanks, pam, glad to know you enjoyed it.

  most recipes here are for 4, aimee.

• pinayhekmi on Dec 14, 2006 at 2:03 am

  I am going to try this recipe. God help me and my guests. Question, is the c. i.e :”1.2 c. of tomato paste” stand for cup?

  And how many servings does this have?

  Thanks!

• Connie on Dec 14, 2006 at 11:11 am

  yes, pinayhekmi, it’s cup.

  The yield from this recipe is good for 4-6 people.

• cherry on Dec 22, 2006 at 10:42 am

  hi connie! this will be included in my menu for noche buena, but the problem is I can’t find quickmelt cheese here (China), eh kung cheddar cheese gamitin ko, ok lang kaya? Thanks for the recipe.

• Connie on Dec 22, 2006 at 4:52 pm

  cheddar doesn’t melt well, cherry. Try bottle pasteurized cheese.

• Camille on Dec 23, 2006 at 3:06 am

  thank u so much for sharing your recipe!
  the cream cheese topping is the best! finally, my search for the perfect white sauce is over.

  i brought the baked mac for our christmas party this yr and everybody said it was soooo good! i referred them to your website…..they all wanted the recipe, hehehe.

  i am the amateur cook in our unit & i thank u for helping me start out w/ a good reputation.

  my fellow nurses & i wish u more power!

  MERRY CHRISTMAS!

  Camille, miami, FL

• Connie on Dec 23, 2006 at 3:09 am

  Hi Camille. Merry Christmas to you too and to everyone in your unit.

• Magnolia on Jan 8, 2007 at 4:38 pm

  Dear Connie,

  I super loved your baked macaroni. Fresh button mushrooms are hard to come by here in Davao, so I just used the canned ones. It was still yummy, so no complaints. My hubby loved it so much.

  Anyway, when I was in Manila, a friend brought me to Amici di Don Bosco, i forgot the name of the pasta dish that I got, but it was penne, creamy, cheesy and yummy ! I was just wondering if you have a replica of that dish.

  Thanks for doing what you are doing. You are indeed heaven sent.

  Magnolia

• ZENJ on Jan 25, 2007 at 12:55 pm

  Hello- the picture looks so good and I can almost taste the creamy richness of the baked spaghetti. My “apos’ , 3 and 2, like the boxed or packaged mac n cheese that is so easily available here in the States but which ,to me ,tastes artificial and yucky. Using your recipe I’m sure I can improve their taste , wean them away from instant /ready made products and teach them to appreciate real and nutritious food.
  Thnx and best- Zenj

• daphne on Jan 28, 2007 at 8:42 pm

  hi connie,

  thank you very much for the recipe of your baked macaroni. it’s super delicious.:grin:
  you see i’ve tried other recipes of baked mac,but nothing compares to this recipe & i love it. my family & my friends says it’s the best baked mac they’ve ever tasted. My friends asked for the recipe,they would try it too.
  i wasn’t able to find quickmelt cheese here in uae,so i used velveeta cheese instead & it turned out fine,i’ve come up with a good consistency too.
  thanks again for the wonderful recipe.:smile:

• Shae on Feb 3, 2007 at 5:10 am

  Hi Connie,

  I tried this recipe the other night and it was YUM-O! I followed your advice to a add a little more flour as needed and the cheese topping came out great. I also broiled it for a little bit so the cheese browns. It was a huge hit! It was gone in 60 seconds

  Thank you!

• frustrated cook on Feb 16, 2007 at 10:33 am

  hi connie can u pls post the receoie for the baked mac would love to cook it but i dont know how, tnx!

• Connie on Feb 16, 2007 at 11:47 am

  it is posted, frustrated cook.

• Janice on Feb 16, 2007 at 10:05 pm

  Hi Connie,
  Ginawa ko toh kahapon…I used Velvetta…the topping didn’t come out like the one sa picture. I read from your post that I need to add flour. How much flour? Anong target consistency?

  Second, sa anong step ilalagay yug basil?

  Lastly…gaano karaming bell pepper? Ang lalaki kasi ng bell peppers dito sa US…mga ilang grams kaya?

  Thanks! I love your site sobra!

• Connie on Feb 18, 2007 at 11:55 am

  Janice, click the link to page 2.

• Janice on Mar 1, 2007 at 4:29 am

  thanks connie. pero yung question ko re basil..kelan sya ilalagay? kasama ng vegetables? wala kasi sa instructions. thanks!

• Connie on Mar 1, 2007 at 9:47 am

  Janice, 2nd paragraph: “Add all the chopped vegetables and cook, stirring, until the vegetables start to soften.”

• Billy on Mar 16, 2007 at 4:28 am

  Hi Connie! Thanks for this recipe, my family totally dug it! They think that the sauces will work as well if I used lasagna strips, but I wasn’t sure (a) whether or not I needed to make more of the cheese sauce, and (b) if the sauce needs to be thicker if I were to use it as one of the layers in the lasagna.

  Anyway, I think it *will* work, because the flavor profiles are so close together, except for those two things that I’m not sure of. Any ideas?

  Thanks again!

• Ria Qt on Apr 9, 2007 at 2:39 pm

  Hi Connie,

  Na-a-addict na ako sa website mo, I swear! I am a newly-wed (and soon-to-be-mom) here in Dubai, and I “try” to impress my husband with your innovative dishes.

  I cooked this a week ago, and isa lang ang masasabi ko (at ng husband ko). PANALO!!! At first, I thought na papalpak kasi parang ang dami masyadong bell pepper and tomatoes, yun pala yung pampalapot. I also used processed cheese (yung nasa triangle na foil) instead of quick melt, kasi di naman uso dito yun.

  So now, everytime I cook, my husband would ask where my “kodigo” is.

  Thank you very much and more power!!!!

• ice16 on Apr 9, 2007 at 10:15 pm

  hi connie, i cooked this just today for my mom’s bday! and the baked mac is just exactly the same as yours. They said its very masarap pero nakaka-umay. Help What went wrong? Do I need to adjust on some ingredients?

• Connie on Apr 10, 2007 at 12:55 am

  Hi ria, pretty soon you’ll be so familiar with cooking you won’t need a “kodigo”

  hi ice16, “nakaka-umay” means it’s too rich. if the comment came from older people, it might be a matter of preference especially for those only familiar with “mga nakagawian” na. can’t please everybody.

• sunshine on Apr 11, 2007 at 5:42 am

  hi thanks for sharing your recipes…your site really help a lot especially person like me who is not really a good cook…
  last sunday i tried your recipe of baked macaroni and my daughter really likes it…but i am not happy with my cheese sauce…i dont know what i did wrong because the cheese sauce is not smooth when you eat it there’s like small bits on it….please advice what should i do to have a smooth cheece sauce…

• Connie on Apr 12, 2007 at 9:17 pm

  sunshine, 2 possibilities: 1) You used a cheese that doesn’t melt well OR 2) The cheese just didn’t have enough time to melt. If you’re using a hard cheese, grate it.

• dhay on Apr 16, 2007 at 2:30 am

  ms connie,
  sorry ha ang kulit ko,i have to ask u again what kind of milk did you use? evap or the kind of milk u drink straight from the carton, here in toronto that will be a homo milk (3%)?

  i like your baked mac recipe, my husband likes ground beef in his spaghetti, he likes it meaty i guess, i would try this one for sure!

• Connie on Apr 16, 2007 at 7:30 pm

  the kind you drink straight from the carton.

• dhay on Apr 19, 2007 at 8:00 am

  ms connie,
  ok thanks

• dhayL on Apr 19, 2007 at 8:46 am

  hello ms connie,

  since i brought up the milk question, i want to ask you a little bit more about the kinds of milk that’s now available in the phils. for the last 2 yrs i’ve been back home twice, and both times i had a hard time looking for a milk for my 4 yr old daughter. i want something that she can drink straight from the fridge. we were staying in cainta (that’s where i grew up) and at mercury drug’s they have the liquid milk in a carton just out in the shelves. i was surprised to see that it’s not stored in a fridge, so i opted for the powdered kind, thinking she might get sick or something. growing up, im familiar with carnation evap, condensed and powedered milk. i can’t even remember that milk in a carton they have is classified as what kind of milk? what do you call them? like here in toronto we have skim milk and the homo milk (3%), those are the ones that you would normally find in a household. the only reason why i know about the milk in a carton coz ive seen them in tv from watching tfc’s heheh and ive seen them once before. but is it normal or is it even safe to store milk just out in the shelves and not in the fridge? maybe i should’ve went to a bigger or more upscale grocery instead, or i was just at wrong place! i didn’t get to visit any bigger grocery only bec we where there for 10 days only on both occassions.

  thank u for your patience about my “milk inquiries”

• Connie on Apr 19, 2007 at 9:08 pm

  dhay, the milk cartons are sealed. it requires refrigeration AFTER opening. But try to buy those with the farthest expiry date.

  Milk in cartons are either fresh, full cream, skimmed or low-fat. We drink Alaska Fresh Milk at home. If we want powdered, we go for Birch Tree.

• Ingrid on Apr 24, 2007 at 4:01 am

  Connie,
  Plano kong iluto to para sa birthday ng anak ko… around 20 people ang invited… multiply ko lang ba yung ingredients by 5 since your recipe serves around 4? thanks.

• dhayL on Apr 24, 2007 at 6:18 am

  ms connie,
  thank u for the explanation! now i know what’s available to me.

  by the way, i made the baked macaroni this morning. as always i made more than enough for lunch and for dinner. it was soo good that we all had seconds! we all like spaghetti at home, the baked macaroni recipe to kick it up a knotch! what a treat! i would definitely make this for my daughter’s bday!

• dhayL on Apr 25, 2007 at 8:09 am

  Billy,

  funny how i was thinking the same thing –> using this recipe for lasagna. i would probably put the cheese sauce/toppings on the top layer of lasagna noodles only, and use ricotta, mozzarella, and parmeasan in between. oh boy i have to try that this weekend, can u imagine all that cheeses melting in your mouth! YummY!

• berna on May 11, 2007 at 3:20 pm

  i tried this last christmas! my family and our guests really liked it..:)

• billy on May 17, 2007 at 6:14 am

  dhayL,

  that sounds like a plan…didn’t know why I didn’t think of it anyway, I’ve cooked the original recipe twice now and it’s always been a hit with friends and family. Thanks, Connie!

• brenda on Jun 5, 2007 at 5:08 am

  yahoooooo!!!! sa wakas na try ko na din itong dish na ito! Connie, ginamit ko na yung electric oven ko, i followed your advise na HUWAG MATAKOT gamitin yung oven. It turned out ok, the topping is cheesy although I omitted the cream cheese. All in all, my hubby liked it a lot and most importantly is that I have overcome my fear of using my oven. I think I now have enough courage to try your other dishes that requires baking.

  Thanks a lot Con! ilabsyu talaga…..

• brenda on Jun 5, 2007 at 5:18 am

  btw, I made this dish on Sunday so nung Sat, before umalis ng office, I copied and emailed the recipe to myself and synchronize my smartphone para may kodigo ako. Then somebody borrowed my smartphone tapos nung Sunday after I’ve prepared all the ingredients, pagkuha ko sa phone ko, all my emails are GONE! so, wala akong kodigo, but I did not panicked. I just followd my instincts and tried to extract from my memory the procedure on how to make the toppings and baked it at 170% for 20mins.

  yun lang, share ko lang sayo what happened.

• cole on Jun 21, 2007 at 8:46 pm

  sounds great!!! no doubt ill try this one!!! my tummys growling haha!

• Thea Torres on Jun 25, 2007 at 3:27 pm

  My family and I loves eating baked macaroni it just so happen that i don’t know how to cook it, and then 1 day i search for the recipe and na open ko ang pinoy cook net and i saw the picture of your baked macaroni z pic pa lang mukang masarap i better try cooking this. God bless and more power sana marami pa recipe na easy to cook pero masarap

• jill on Jun 27, 2007 at 4:28 pm

  hi ms connie,

  i’m new to your site though i’ve already tried your easy dessert crepes, mango syrup and pancakes. i want to prepare the baked mac but i only have a microwave at home. do you think i can do this or not? pls give me some tips…
  thanks a lot!

• Connie on Jun 28, 2007 at 8:10 am

  brenda, see? imagination and bravado are all it takes to create a great meal!

  Thea, the new recipes are posted in pinoyfoodtalk.com.

  jill, the topping will not brown in a microwave oven.

• jill on Jun 28, 2007 at 11:14 am

  oh okay, thanks ms connie. i think ill give it a try. by the way, how many minutes should i cook it in the microwave? im really glad i bumped into your site…told my friends we’re gonna have a cook-out this weekend, the theme is going to be filipino delicacies…like palitaw etc that i got from your site…i want to try your puto also but we only have a metal steamer at home. its so difficult to find a bamboo steamer here in cebu…hehehe…will let you know what will happen after. :)

• alice on Aug 6, 2007 at 12:46 pm

  hi ms. connie i would really like to try this recipe because my mom and boyfriend bday will be on aug 10, 2007 (this coming friday), same as with jill i only microwave oven at home, so is it okay if I baked it on microwave and how many minutes?

• Charie on Aug 7, 2007 at 12:29 am

  i love baked mac, and i dont like the ones being served here in USA, next month will be my first ever birthday here abroad so I’m going to do this recipe, by the looking at the pics its so mouth watering…yum-o!!! you should have a tv program like rachel ray..:)

• alice on Aug 7, 2007 at 8:32 am

  hi ms. connie… my pamankin really loves the baked mac… and Im so happy for that… tnx for the free tips and recipe…

• HAZEL on Aug 9, 2007 at 12:58 pm

  hi ms connie! i am planning to make baked mac this weekend kaso i don’t have a meat broth… anu ba yun and where can i buy such? or is there a substitute for the broth instead? please help me…. tAhNK U SO MUCH

• HAZEL on Aug 11, 2007 at 1:31 pm

  hi ms connie i tried it today the cheese topping was so runny even if i doubled the flour anyway it tasted very delicious still but it could have been perfect with the cheese ;(

• Connie on Aug 11, 2007 at 2:59 pm

  Well, I can’t guess what happened with your topping, Hazel. Most readers were able to reproduce the dish. Even as far as Shanghai.

• gumamela on Aug 17, 2007 at 8:30 pm

  thanks ms.connie our baked mac’s a hit! with only 5 people(me included) to eat, every bit was gone in 1 sitting! at first i was concerned with the amount of vegetables used. i thought it was too many. but then the result was incredibly yummy..

  i did had a few mistakes though because i was rusty(have not been cooking anything for 5yrs).
  first, i put in 1L of broth instead of 3-4cups coz i forgot to measure before setting it aside. i fixed it by not covering it while it simmers so the liquid evaporated and it was fine..
  2nd mistake was when i cooked the cheese topping in a sauce pan. it burned when i add the water even in low heat, i think its because the sauce pan was too manipis. so i had to redo it this time using an old thick frying pan…

  oh one question though, i wanted to try the topping with mozerella cheese (however do you spell mozerella?!) this is my first time to bake so i dont really know how.. can you give me a tip on how i can add the mozerella?

  anyway, i look forward for your recipe book and i hope i can be one of those people to have it first. it will be an honor..

• Jay C on Aug 20, 2007 at 5:27 pm

  Hi Connie,

  I want to try this recipe next week. I went to a party 12 years ago, during my last visit in the PI. I fell instantly in love with baked macaroni. I have a question, how much sugar should I put? I am a novice cook and I still follow everything to the “t.” Thanks.

• cecille silva on Sep 17, 2007 at 7:16 pm

  My husbands birthday is coming and were thinking of what to prepare other than the usual pansit and chicken. Then i heard people craving for the real baked macaroni. I am not an avid fan of baked macs but husband is, so, i decided to try your recipe using what is left in my freezer and cans from the pantry. I almost had all the ingredients except for some, like, cream cheese, and basil. I am into a little cooking so i managed a bit. And guess what happened? I ended up eating only a little of what i cooked. My husband wants me to save all only for him. How cruel, but this is how good your baked macaroni is. Thanks to your baked macaroni and expect me to serve it on his and my birthday which happens to be a day apart, September 21 and 22.

• prisiana on Sep 17, 2007 at 7:32 pm

  Dear Ms. Connie,
  I just told you a story how your baked macaroni was loved but did not have the courage to ask one question to perfect the topping. I missed out on the great cream cheese which i loved so much which was one that was not in the fridge. When u say milk in the recipe, do you mean the fresh milk that comes in big tetra packs or the evaporated milks will do. I find it very rich but this man of macaroni loved it. Do you think it will be perfect if i didnt use evaporated milk?

• Connie on Sep 18, 2007 at 1:42 pm

  cecille, hahaha your hubby sounds like mine hehehe

  prisiana, i use fresh milk, the kind in 1-liter cartons. Evap can be substituted but I really do not like the slightly sour taste of evap.

• clacla13 on Sep 18, 2007 at 7:50 pm

  ..^ yOur pResentatiOn is coOL,
  bUt please adD sOme details!
  Thank you!

• bheng on Sep 21, 2007 at 9:05 pm

  bakit itim ang pasta

• Connie on Sep 21, 2007 at 9:28 pm

  baka black and white ang monitor mo, bheng.

• chunky on Sep 22, 2007 at 9:57 am

  hi connie, wedding anniv namin sa monday, 24th and i will make definitely make this to bring to his office. balitaan kita pag nakopya ko ang nasa picture…wish me luck!

• roxanne on Sep 23, 2007 at 12:18 am

  It’s 12:09 pm here in Toronto and I’m kinda hungry for some pasta, the Filipino style. So, I sat right in front of my pc and this is were my search brought me… the pic look so delicious and the comments seems to be telling the truth. In a few minutes I’ll be outta here to shop for the ingredients and we’ll ready all our tastebuds for that mouthwatering baked mac… Thanks for sharing yur recipe. I’ll drop by here again tomorrow to tell you the verdict… hehe

• Josie on Sep 23, 2007 at 5:17 am

  Hi Connie,

  This one looks good - same as your other recipes, of course. I found your website just a week (or 2) ago, and like a couple of your other fans, I also used to go to the bottom of the page and wondered where the photo and recipe were. Then, I saw the instruction to link to the next page. I’m getting pretty acquainted with with your website now. I love your wonderful kitchen tested recipes.

• Connie on Sep 23, 2007 at 12:40 pm

  you go, chunky!

  hope you enjoy both the cooking and the eating, roxanne.

• roxanne on Sep 24, 2007 at 7:53 am

  This recipe rocks! Before i knew it, the tray’s all empty! Now I was assigned to cook the pasta this Thanksgiving!
  Thanks for sharing your recipe.
  More power!
  ciao!

• shella on Oct 9, 2007 at 6:16 pm

  hi ms. connie,

  thank you very much for putting up a blog “mommy journals”. i like your writing very much, it’s easy to read and enlightening.

  thanks to your blog also because it leads me to your another blog… baked mac recipe… wow!!! i must admit i don’t like to cook but the comments are overwhelming, i challenge myself to make one. so the next day, i went to the supermarket and good thing there are helpful customers and salesclerks. but i’ll try to use the big bell pepper next time, they say it’s sweeter and softer. and i underestimated a little in the tomato paste. but that’s ok.

  Today is a very happy day for me because a non-cook is now a convert hehe i learn how to operate the oven too, just today! thank you also for your easy to read cooking procedure. i followed it, to its every detail. and the result? i’m very proud to say it’s a SUCCESS!!!!! thank you a hundred times ms. connie!!! :) i can’t wait for my parents and brother to come home and have a taste of the Special baked macaroni… Yuuummmyyy!!!!

  hugs from cagayan de oro

• Connie on Oct 12, 2007 at 1:16 pm

  great, roxanne!!!

  sheila, i’m so happy that another cook is born. you go! and don’t forget to have fun while cooking and to FEEL GREAT while watching your family devour what you cooked.

• joe ann on Oct 18, 2007 at 11:57 am

  hi ms connie.. actually i’m not new to ur site… i’ve been an avid reader to your mouthwatering recipes for quite a long time now….. just looking at the photo alone sometimes enough for me… hahaha.. tamad… bt not this tym wid your baked mac.. since my daughter will be celebrating her bday on 23 im thinking of what to cook for her. tired of making pansit and spaghetti… so i’ll be trying this.. hope it wud turn out just like yours… thanks…

• joe ann on Oct 29, 2007 at 10:03 am

  this was a hit!!! sayang lng at i’ve made a mistake on using a baking dish… ndi pla kasya sa maliit kong oven ung ngamit kong baking dish nga.. hahaha… bt newei.. super sarap pa din!!! thanks ms connie..

• amateur cook on Oct 29, 2007 at 5:21 pm

  hello, i want to try this recipe as i love eating baked mac. will it be okay to cook it in a microwave oven? thanks.

• Connie on Oct 29, 2007 at 6:20 pm

  joe ann, you mean you weren’t able to bake it?

  amateur cook, the topping won’t brown in the microwave.

• amateur cook on Nov 2, 2007 at 9:08 am

  thanks connie…:)

• maoi on Nov 4, 2007 at 8:31 pm

  hi when i was searching for a good baked macaroni recipe, i chanced upon yours..and what can i say, it was good..for my husband, it was a hit..thanks for sharing your recipe..hope you don’t mind if i continue following your other recipes..thanks so much!

• Jojo on Dec 6, 2007 at 3:33 am

  Hey Connie!
  Question?
  what do u suggest I use for the cheese toppings , what cheese that quick melts should I buy in the store for my toppping? pls answer this cause I’m cooking this on saturday thanks!!

• Jojo on Dec 6, 2007 at 3:35 am

  forgot to add, I’m in california and you just can’t buy quick melt cheese in the stores here unlike in the philippines where u can buy quick melt cheese in any sari sari stores. thanks again..love the photo ..

• jhen on Dec 6, 2007 at 3:25 pm

  hi connie, can i bake this one in microwave? if yes, how many minutes?

• Connie on Dec 6, 2007 at 3:27 pm

  No, Jhen, the topping won’t brown in the microwave.

• tine on Dec 11, 2007 at 3:17 pm

  hi, ask ko lang kung anong ginamit mong beef broth? pwede ba yung cubes o canned dapat? thanks!

• Connie on Dec 11, 2007 at 4:31 pm

  tine, recipe for homemade broth. I am not familiar with canned broth (never used them); I don’t recommend cubes because of the MSG.

• joe ann on Dec 14, 2007 at 6:29 pm

  hi ms connie.. i was able to bake it but w/ some mistake., pero ok lng un.. this christmas i’ll be baking this again.. this time.. it’ll be perfect! i hope.. hahaha… thanks again…

• Pamela Ann Yu on Dec 18, 2007 at 12:10 am

  Connie, I’m planning to cook this for Christmas— question: how do you make the good meat broth for this recipe? What if I just use water- huge difference? Thanks.

• Pamela Ann Yu on Dec 20, 2007 at 12:06 am

  Connie, I was able to follow your recipe for meat broth. No need to reply, thanks!

• tine on Dec 21, 2007 at 5:08 pm

  what brand of cream cheese did u use? thank u!

• bluerush on Dec 21, 2007 at 6:08 pm

  I’m livin’ as an independent for months now. To suprise my family and relatives this christmas eve, i am planning to bring them your baked mac. I bought some of the ingredients already but i don’t know where exactly can i buy cream cheese and does it have types? I’m looking forward for your reply.

• Connie on Dec 21, 2007 at 9:51 pm

  tine, Philadelphia brand. Magnolia is ok too but Philadelphia is creamier.

  bluerush, cream cheese comes in jars or in blocks (in carton, like most cheeses). You can use either.

• cecil on Dec 22, 2007 at 3:03 pm

  hi! ms. connie, i have tried some of your recipes and it’s really good, maybe you also have the recipe of lasagna, thanks!

• ogz on Dec 23, 2007 at 10:50 am

  i wanna try this recipe, it looks very yummy:P

• grace on Dec 23, 2007 at 10:19 pm

  good day mam! i was wondering if there is any other way of cooking baked mac aside from baking it. thanks

• Connie on Dec 24, 2007 at 10:56 am

  grace, it is called BAKED mac for a reason.

• melchor tiu on Dec 25, 2007 at 12:47 pm

  hi connie, ask ko lng kung pede bang lutuin ito sa microwave oven at anong setting? tnx.

• Connie on Dec 26, 2007 at 10:46 am

  melchor, that has been asked and answered. Please read the comment thread.

• Lynn on Dec 26, 2007 at 9:10 pm

  pwede po bang makahingi ng ingredients recipe ng bake mac?gagawin ko po this new year

• Connie on Dec 27, 2007 at 11:30 am

  Lynn, the recipe is provided in the entry.

• Julius S. on Dec 27, 2007 at 10:23 pm

  I cooked this dish for our family Noche Buena, Christmas 2007. Pretty rich but tasty. Not your everyday dish but reserved for those special occasions.

  Instead of the Recipe’s Magnolia Quickmelt cheese, I used Velveeta Cheese and combined it with Philadelphia Cream Cheese that’s easily available here in North America.

  Once again, thank you Connie for the Recipe, mabili yung recipe mo, he, he.

• Connie on Dec 28, 2007 at 2:18 am

  Julius, if Velveeta weren’t so darn expensive here, I would prefer to use it too for the topping. But then we all gotta use what is conveniently available where we are.

• che on Dec 28, 2007 at 6:27 am

  ms. connie thank you so much for sharing this recipe..made this for our dinner last dec 25th. everybody loved it. salamat again.

• Cynch on Dec 30, 2007 at 4:36 pm

  Hi Connie,

  I want to bring something for my family on our dinner gathering on January 6/08 and this is what I want to bring…Baked Mac. There are other foods to be served though. Magdadagdag lang ako because many of us love pasta. We are about 40 persons more or less. Do I have to double the recipe at least para dumami? Thanks

• Connie on Dec 30, 2007 at 8:32 pm

  you’re welcome, che.

  Cynch, yah, the recipe above is good for a maximum of 8 people (6, if they have healthy appetites). But since there will be other dishes, twice as much will probably be enough.

• Janice on Dec 31, 2007 at 12:47 pm

  HI, Ms. Connie… I will be trying your recipe later.. I have you still have the time to reply.. How do i get the meat broth? I dont know if this is sold in the market or made.. Also, i just came by the grocey and there are no cream cheese available in the 3 supermarkets i went to. Is there any substitute i can use? Thanks

• leslie on Dec 31, 2007 at 5:59 pm

  hello
  i tried out your recipe for baked mac a couple of days ago (although i didn’t get to incorporate all of your ingredients in the recipe) and my family loved it. im going to prepare it again tonight. thanks for sharing your recipe.

• ogz on Dec 31, 2007 at 10:51 pm

  hi Connie, i made it, thanks for the recipe. I got PRAISED from my mom-in-law and the gang !!! I also used Glad bakeware that you mentioned. They thought the food was bought, hehehe…
  *contentment* whew :)) HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

• Connie on Jan 1, 2008 at 2:06 am

  feels good, eh, ogz?

• Connie on Jan 1, 2008 at 2:07 am

  Janice, link to homemade broth.

• huny0118 on Jan 2, 2008 at 6:56 am

  hi miss connie,
  i tried your recipe nung xmas…it was really good. it didnt turn out the way kagaya ng picture pero it was yummy. my family loved it.
  i love ur website! happy new yr

• Ria on Jan 3, 2008 at 4:06 pm

  ms connie.. grabe supe sarap. ginawa ko siya ng xmas and new year.. ubos lahat..pingaawayan pa kc may nauubusan.. hahaha.. thanks for this.

• marie on Jan 4, 2008 at 10:40 am

  It was my first time to cook baked macaroni and I felt great i had chosen your recipe. My husband liked it so much!!! Maraming Salamat.

• LEO CONSTANTINO on Jan 9, 2008 at 11:30 am

  SINCE WAL PO AKO OVEN SA BAHAY,PWEDE PO BA SA TURBO BROILER???

• Connie on Jan 9, 2008 at 12:17 pm

  Pwede, Leo. Wag lang microwave.

• bongkph on Jan 9, 2008 at 7:42 pm

  Mam Connie, ano po settings sa Turbo?

• Connie on Jan 10, 2008 at 12:58 am

  Ah, yan ang hindi ako sure at matagal na akong hindi nakagamit ng turbo broiler. Sorry.

• Isabel on Jan 10, 2008 at 6:40 am

  Ms. Connie, puede po bang tapioca flour ang gamitin ko doon sa cream-cheese topping imbes na ordinaryong flour lang?

• Connie on Jan 10, 2008 at 7:07 am

  Tapioca flour, not starch? Starch won’t work but am not familiar with the characteristics of tapioca flour.

• LEO CONSTANTINO on Jan 10, 2008 at 7:49 pm

  salamat ms. connie for answering my question,plan ko siyang lutuin sa birthday ko sa january 23..bale sa pyrex glass baking dish ko sya ilalagay using turbo broiler..okie lang po ba sa pyrex glass baking dish?

• Connie on Jan 10, 2008 at 9:28 pm

  Kahit disposable baking tray, pwede.

• Cynch on Jan 13, 2008 at 5:29 pm

  Hi Ms. Connie! I don’t cook well very much but when i tried your recipe, It felt so good, as if I am now a pro. I brought it when my husband’s uncle celebrated his 9th day death and all the visitors loved it. Ang sarap daw! They kept on asking who cooked it and of course I said I did and thanks to you Ms. Connie!

• GRACIE GANDA on Jan 22, 2008 at 3:57 pm

  MMMM…. TUPER TARAP!!

• Eliza on Jan 24, 2008 at 12:49 pm

  hi connie.i’m planning to make this for my daughter’s bday on sunday. can i use beef cubes dissolved in water for the broth and nido dissolved in water also for the milk? thanks.

• Connie on Jan 24, 2008 at 1:37 pm

  Hi Eliza. Nido will work but I really don’t recommend beef cubes.

• dahlia on Jan 24, 2008 at 4:21 pm

  mam connie,

  you’re recipes are very practical for mothers like me. thank you very much for sharing your talent or hobbym whatever you call them. hehe.

  God bless po.

• dahlia on Jan 24, 2008 at 4:25 pm

  mam connie,

  your recipes are very practical for mothers like me. my 5 gremlins, este bagets would surely love ‘em. siyempre, basta luto ni mama isip nila agad masarap na and i do justice naman with their bias towards my cooking..mas lalo na ngayon. harharhar.

  thank you very much for sharing your talent or hobby, or whatever you call them. hehe. picture pa lang nakakatakam na.

  God bless po.

• Leilani Latonio on Jan 26, 2008 at 3:02 am

  I wanted to try your recipe for Macaroni and cheese but I can’t find the recipe. All I can see in the website is the picture of the delicious macaroni and cheese and comments of bloggers. Please email it to me. Please. Thanks, Leilani

• Eliza on Jan 26, 2008 at 10:38 am

  Thanks Connie. I’ll try to make your beef broth!

• wen on Jan 28, 2008 at 5:32 pm

  hi ms. connie,
  thank you for sharing this recipe. it was a big hit in our family.
  also, id like to share na since i do not have an oven at home, it was called a no-bake-mac for us. Nagset naman yung toppings, and i made sure na perfectly cooked na yung mac when i stirred them with the sauce.
  nandaya lang ako, kasi i used blow torch on the toppings to made it appear a little brownish.

  once again, thank you for sharing this aweseome recipe!

• wen on Jan 28, 2008 at 5:35 pm

  i forgot to mention, nung second time ko gawin itong recipe, i used all purpose cream instead of cream cheese, cheaper alternative. and during that time kasi (december) ang hirap magscour for cream cheese. But it turned out just fine! sarap pa din!

• marie on Jan 30, 2008 at 9:03 am

  hi Ms. Connie uhm pede ba gamtin ang knorr beef cubes para dun sa broth? of course I would add water

• marie on Jan 30, 2008 at 9:06 am

  oh I saw one of the comments ahahaha anyhoo I’ll just use the store bought ones instead! I’ll make this within the week thanks for the recipe!

• carol on Feb 3, 2008 at 8:29 am

  Ms. Connie I’ve tried it and used mozarella for the topping instead of quickmelt cheese, ok nmn at ngustuhan ng hubby ko kya lng masyado runny ung sauce niya, lesser n nga ung broth n gnamit ko at accurate nmn ung mga ingredients n iba pero still masabaw pa rin cya. ok nmn ung toppings- cguro i’ll try nlng uli next tym. Ask ko din po kung kelan ung labas ng recipe book nyo?

• Connie on Feb 3, 2008 at 10:57 am

  carol, pag nag-agree na sa presyo at profit sharing. hehehehe ayaw ko na feeling lugi ako kasi.

• RINA on Feb 3, 2008 at 1:47 pm

  Your baked mac pix looks very yummy. I will cook it tonight .
  How much sugar should I use … more or less lang po?
  Which is better to use fresh basil or dried McCormick (in bottle)?
  What brand of flour would you recommend?

  Thank you again for sharing !

• Connie on Feb 3, 2008 at 8:31 pm

  A teaspoonful at least. It depends on the balance that agrees with you, really.

• tet on Feb 14, 2008 at 6:04 am

  i’ll be doing your baked mac for valentine’s day and i’m hoping i’ll do it right cause i’ll be adjusting the ingredients only for two

  i’m wondering kung lumabas na ang recipe book mo and where i can buy it (better if here in US).

  thanks for sharing your recipe, connie!

• Popcorn on Feb 21, 2008 at 7:35 am

  Hi Connie! Your baked mac is the best talga….Favorite na sya ng kids ko and my husband….he!he!he!

• Kaye on Feb 21, 2008 at 4:35 pm

  Grabe, ur recipes are amazing! sobrang ganda ng site mo.. uhm, gusto ko sana 2ng gawin kaso ang meron ako is ‘pork broth cubes’. pwede kaya un.? and ilan kayang cubes, if u just know.

  Lastly, dahil marunong ka naman tumikim. uhm, what do you think is better… ‘baked mac’ or ‘mac & cheese’ (just for ur opinion)

  thanks a lot..

• Connie on Feb 21, 2008 at 5:44 pm

  Kaye, it will not taste the same but you can always substitute what is available. Re baked mac or mac & cheese. That depends on how they are prepared. If you’re talking about mac & cheese in pouches, I don’t touch them.

• jomar on Feb 22, 2008 at 7:38 am

  Can I bake it in the microwave oven? How? In your recipe posted how many serving will it be? I wanna try this but what is available to us is the microwave and oven toaster only. Tnx!

• Connie on Feb 22, 2008 at 9:31 am

  Serves 4 to 6. The microwave question has been asked and answered already.

• Eliza on Feb 26, 2008 at 2:43 pm

  hi connie. made this recipe for my daughter’s bday. it turned out chunky but too “masabaw”. it also took long for the cheese sauce to thicken. (it almost got burnt because I decided to increase the flame, time was running out). still, my guests said it was good. computing the expenses after, it was a little more expensive than my usual recipe probably because of the fresh veggies and the cream cheese.

• Connie on Feb 26, 2008 at 4:43 pm

  Eliza, how can it be both chunky and masabaw?

  Re the sauce: it doesn’t require time to thicken. The moment you start pouring in the liquid, it will be very very thick if the flour had been added to the butter and allowed to cook prior to that. In fact, you keep pouring more liquid to make it thinner and of pouring consistency.

• miya on Mar 13, 2008 at 5:27 am

  Connie,

  thanks for sharing this recipe, this is the BEST!!! My daughter love it! and I bring some to my office mates and they love it!

  thanks again and more power!

• joann on Mar 23, 2008 at 9:18 am

  hi! i am a mother of three. im plannine to make this recipe for my daughters graduation day on the 26th of this month. i just want to ask what kind of milk did you use. coz you did not state it in your ingredients. is it a evaporated, condense or fresh milk. please email me. and just want to know do you have a recipe of sans rival coz my husband loves it.

• Connie on Mar 23, 2008 at 11:06 am

  Fresh milk. Evap will do too. Condensed is sweet so it isn’t the kind you want for the topping.

• joann on Mar 25, 2008 at 10:47 pm

  hi connie, i forgot to ask you what if i dont have a pyrex dish what kind of baking pan can i use. can i use the aluminum pan? pls reply asap coz 2moro na graduation ng anak ko. tnx

• Connie on Mar 25, 2008 at 11:49 pm

  joann, sure, you can even use oven proof plastic bakeware.

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