There are several snacks that remind me of my gradeschool days: waffle dogs, barbeque, banana cake, Ice Drop and baked macaroni. I remember saving up my allowance to buy these snacks during recess (not all at the same time of course). The canteen’s baked macaroni was one of my favorites. The cheese would ooze into my mouth with every bite and it was always worth every peso I saved.
My mom-in-law shared her baked mac recipe with me last week and woah, when I made it, it was exactly like the macaroni I had in gradeschool! The recipe’s really easy to follow. Nothing fancy schmancy, people. I didn’t even need an oven! You can use one if you like though!
Prepare your elbow macaroni according to pack directions. I used a 200g pack. While that’s cooking, go ahead with the sauce.
Saute one chopped onion in a little bit of oil. When the onions are translucent, add in three cloves of chopped garlic. When the garlic is slightly golden, stir in one can of corned beef. When it’s cooked to your desired doneness, drop in 1 Knorr Pork Cube. It’ll dissolve into the mix, don’t worry. Pour in about two cups of tomato sauce. Simmer for about 5 minutes. And oh, I added a little bit of sugar to the sauce. Then add your already al dente elbow macaroni. Stir so all the pasta’s coated with the sauce. Add a handful of grated cheese and stir till the cheese melts into the mix. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Now transfer the mac mix into several microwavable/oven-proof bowls or just one serving dish. Top generously with grated/sliced cheese. Pop the bowls into your microwave or oven for about 10-15 minutes. And… you’re done!
You can add chopped green bell pepper to the saute. I just didn’t have any on stock but the dish turned out just fine. H loved it, I loved it and I’m looking forward to preparing this for my sisters. We’re all from the same gradeschool so this dish will make us quite nostalgic!
Now, bon appetit!
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
mare
November 10, 2005 at 2:26 pm (19 years ago)Oh my, this would be so good on a cool day!
Toni
November 10, 2005 at 2:29 pm (19 years ago)mare: Yup! It would be indeed!
BabyPink
November 10, 2005 at 10:52 pm (19 years ago)parang ang sarap nga. pero minus the knorr pork cubes nga lang kapag ako. hehehe:)
dexie
November 10, 2005 at 11:52 pm (19 years ago)i first heard of baked macaroni in the movie Got to Belive in Magic with Rico Yan(bless his soul) and Claudine Barretto(which is one of my favorite Pinoy movies btw,,hehe) and i’ve been wondering eversince how to make it. i will try this recipe sometime. thanks toni
husticia
November 11, 2005 at 6:22 am (19 years ago)hm, medyo matagal na akong di nagluluto niyan…magawa nga style ng MIL mo…kaso when i taste it, i’ll get reminded of how OLD i am waaaah!
jojo
November 11, 2005 at 1:17 pm (19 years ago)hmmmm…..looks yummy!!! mahilig din ako sa baked macaroni 😀 favorite ko yung ginagawa nung mom nung friend ko (too bad i have lost touch with her now)
Toni
November 11, 2005 at 5:47 pm (19 years ago)BabyPink: Ba’t ayaw mo ng cubes?
dexie : I’m sure bongga ang baked mac mo!
husticia : Nostalgia din ba ang side effect nito for you? Hehe.
jojo : Gawa ka rin for your princess!
watson
November 11, 2005 at 7:02 pm (19 years ago)Ummm… Toni…. wrong timing yata pag drop by ko sa blog mo. I was thinking of visiting blogs til 8PM. May 1 hour pa sana ako dito sa opis kaya lang pag-open ng blog mo, nakakita ako ng food! Aaargh. Nag-complain stomach so so now kelangan ko na umuwi :-). I didn’t notice hungry na ako.
Have a happy weekend!
BabyPink
November 12, 2005 at 3:03 am (19 years ago)hindi ko ayaw ang cubes, hindi talaga ako pwede sa pork. hehehe:)
Toni
November 14, 2005 at 9:48 am (19 years ago)watson: Whoops. Hehe. Hope you’ve satisfied that craving na.
Diane: Oo nga pala! Duh! *bonks self* Haha!
jen
November 21, 2005 at 9:03 pm (19 years ago)Hi Toni! Tried out this recipe tonight (tagal nang di naggrocery, used what is available in the pantry). My husband liked it! I didn’t use pork cubes lang and used Sweet Style Spaghetti Sauce. Plus I used spaghetti instead of elbow macaroni (kasi nga yun lang ang available).
Toni
November 22, 2005 at 9:37 am (19 years ago)jen: Wow good for you! Isn’t it great how one recipe can go so many ways?
Congratulations!