Can I make bake mac n cheese the day before thanksgiving and refrigerate it. Then put it in the oven to heat it up the next day without the shells being hard???
2006-11-16 07:40:02 · 11 answers · asked by asldkfalsdfkj 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Ok, you make it as usual. Cover it with foil while still warm. When you are warming it, drizzle some milk so it goes into the pasta, cover it and warm slowly in the oven until hot and bubbly again and the shells will not be hard, I promise you!
2006-11-16 07:44:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Try par baking (cut the in initial bake time in half). The next day let the mac n cheese come to room temp, then finish cooking. The key is not putting cold starch (noodles) in a hot environment. The heat shocks the starch and causes it to harden.
2006-11-16 07:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure can, we freeze the leftovers and reheat in the micro with no problem so I cant see reheating refrigerated mac n cheese being a problem.
2006-11-16 11:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by miss m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can, but it might work best to microwave it when you reheat it. Just make sure to sprinkle water on the top-- this will help cut down on hard shells.
2006-11-16 07:43:39 · answer #4 · answered by quilty 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put it all together the night before but bake it the day of
2006-11-16 12:08:14 · answer #5 · answered by geez70 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can. My mom does it every year. Go ahead and save yourself some time on the actual holiday....freeze it.
2006-11-16 07:45:05 · answer #6 · answered by nottashygirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It may or may not be hard...I would PREPARE it the night before....and cook it the next day
2006-11-16 09:00:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but make sure you cover it up.
2006-11-16 07:43:29 · answer #8 · answered by MR B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You could but don't. Fresh is ALWAYS better.
2006-11-16 07:46:07 · answer #9 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes but taste willbe bot so good
2006-11-16 07:42:01 · answer #10 · answered by Irina C 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋