Finnish Macaroni Casserole Makaronilaatikko Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet and brown the ground beef with the chopped onion.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease or spray oil in an oven proof casserole dish. Add the cooked macaroni and meat/onion mixture.
• Whisk together milk and eggs; add the nutmeg and about half of the cheese. Pour this mixture over the macaroni and meat in the casserole. Top with the remaining cheese and bake in the preheated oven for approximately 40 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown and the casserole is heated throughout.
• Serve with ketchup.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a skillet over medium-high heat, cook meat and onion until meat is brown and onion is translucent.
• Using either a spray or butter, coat a baking dish and set aside. In a large bowl, mix the milk, eggs, 1/2 cup cheese, nutmeg and season with salt and pepper.
• Combine the noodles and meat and pour into the baking dish. Add the egg/milk mixture over the meat/noodles mixture and then layer the remaining cheese on top.
• Cook in the oven for 40 minutes, until the cheese on top is golden brown and the casserole is heated through. Garnish each serving with a dollop of ketchup on top.