Macaroni Schotel literally means macaroni dish. It's a baked-cheesy dish made of macaroni and cheese. It's a savoury that is delicious to enjoy as an afternoon snack or as a starter.
½teaspoonground white pepperpreferably, or ground black pepper.
½teaspoonsalt.
1tablespoonbutterand more to grease the dish.
Instructions
Get a large oval dish ready. Grease it with butter. Set aside.
Clean the chicken and cut in big chunks. Then put hot boiling water in a pot and add in the chicken. Boil the poultry until it’s thoroughly cooked. Drain it, and when it’s a bit cooled down, shred the meat into slivers. Set aside.
Boil and cook the macaroni until al dente, drain and set aside.
Preheat the oven at Gas 4/ 180℃/ 350℉.
Peel and chop the onion.
Peel and crush the garlic until it becomes a paste.
Heat and melt the butter on a frying pan, and put your chopped onion in and fry until the onion becomes translucent and smells fragrant.
Add in the garlic, and fry until the garlic is nicely fragrant.
In a mixing bowl, put the cooked macaroni in, add the shredded chicken, onion and garlic, beaten eggs, milk, cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Mix and stir the macaroni mixture until all well blended and mixed.
Pour the mixture into the dish. Spread it nicely and evenly.
Bake the dish in the oven for about 45 minutes or until it’s fully cooked.
Enjoy.
Notes
Edam cheese or gouda cheese are good alternatives for cheddar cheese. Besides, this dish originated from Dutch cuisine.
If you love chillies, you can have your macaroni schotel with chilli sauce. Although the dish is delicious on its own.
Nutritional info in this recipe is only estimate using online calculator. You should refer to it as a guide only. Please verify with your own data if you seek an accurate info.