I'm making lunch snacks for the kiddos today! These are quick, easy and generally, a crowd pleaser. They freeze amazingly well and your kids can eat them at any temperature.
LUNCHBOX MAC N' CHEESE
You can add any amount of cheese to these mini casseroles. The more cubed cheese, the cheesier! I always use a strong cheese for a bolder flavour but honestly, use whatever you prefer. You'll be baking inside mammoth muffin tins, which I find, make a perfect size tiny casserole. They fit wonderfully inside a lunchbox.
Preheat the oven to 325 F.
Grease the mammoth muffin tins and begin adding uncooked noodles and cubes of cheese to the tins, in layers. To increase the ease of clean up, you could always try making these inside muffin cups.
Fill the tins, leaving about a centimetre of head space.
Top each tin off with milk. Fill until most of the noodles are covered.
Add salt and pepper to the tops of the casseroles. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 325 F. If you're like me and enjoy the top of your casserole browned; turn the oven on broil for 1 minute. I always salt one last time after I remove from the oven.
Allow the casseroles a few minutes to cool in the pan. Use a knife to loosen the Mac N' Cheese and remove with a small spatula.
Freeze, once the casseroles are cooled. Thaw the night before, in the fridge to place in a lunchbox. My kids are happy to eat these at room temperature. However, if they prefer them heated, place boiling water in a thermos with a lid; allow to sit for 10 minutes. Empty the thermos and dry. Heat one casserole in the microwave for 50 seconds and place in the warmed thermos.
Feel free to comment below if you have any questions or concerns, or you just liked this big idea!! Thanks for reading!
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