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Cheesy Baked Macaroni Pinoy Style

Filipino baked macaroni recipe with a cheesy, creamy, and sweet sauce

Difficulty Medium
Time 30 min
Servings 6
Ingredients 13
Steps 8
Cheesy Baked Macaroni Pinoy Style
Filipino Updated 2/20/2025

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 1 lb elbow macaroni
  • 2 cups cheese shredded
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 15 ounces filipino style spaghetti sauce
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup water
  • salt
  • ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Instructions

8 cooking steps

  1. Cook the macaroni according to package instructions. Drain the liquid and set the macaroni aside (see notes).
  2. Make the meat sauce by browning the beef in a wok. Add onion and garlic. Once the onion softens, add the bell peppers. Sauté. for 1 minute.
  3. Pour the Filipino Style Spaghetti Sauce and water. Continue cooking while stirring for 12 to 15 minutes. Set aside.
  4. Make the white sauce by melting butter in a saucepan. Add all-purpose flour. Stir and cook for 1 minute. Gradually pour milk while stirring. Add half of the cheese. Stir and continue cooking until the sauce thickens.
  5. Combine the macaroni and meat sauce and then pour the white sauce on top. Fold until all the ingredients are well blended.
  6. Arrange the mixture in a baking pan. Spread the remaining cheese on top.
  7. Preheat oven to 350 F. Bake for 15 minutes.
  8. Serve. Share and enjoy!

Catalog details

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Main Course, Pasta baked mac, cheese Public recipe Revision 1

Recipe notes

  • There’s no need to add oil while boiling macaroni. Instead, use plenty of water and stir frequently.
  • Fast melting cheese is best like Velveeta is best for this recipe.
  • Hotdogs are optional, but very nice to have.