Boerewors Mac n Cheese Casserole
Bake this Boerewors Mac n Cheese Casserole for a meal. A South African recipe that includes left over boerewors with tomato and garlic.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Total Time: 40 min
- Yield: 4
- Category: Meals, supper or lunch, dinner
- Method: Oven Baking
- Cuisine: South african
Ingredients
- 250 g Macaroni pasta (or other pasta your prefer or have on hand)
- 1 teaspoon salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoons of garlic flakes
- 1 tablespoon of Italian herbs (or dried parsley or basil)
- 4 eggs
- 500 ml of milk
- 200 g of tomato paste (or tomato and onion mix)
- 250 g of grated mozzarella and cheddar cheese (or either)
- 2 whole left over boerewors or sausage cut into small slices.
- 1 Roma tomato cut into slices for decoration.
Instructions
- Cook the pasta as directed on the package and add the salt to the pot of water. It should take about 6 minutes. This macaroni pasta used was an Italian type. Don’t overcook it as you will still bake it with the ingredients in the oven.
- While you cooking the pasta grate the cheese in a bowl and slice the boerewors or sausage in slices and the Roma tomato.
- In a separate bowl break open the eggs and add the milk and salt and pepper, then whisk this until all is incorporated.
- Drain the pasta once cooked. No need to rinse.
- Obtain your small casserole dish (as this will serve for 4 people)
- Add half of the macaroni to the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle some garlic flakes over this pasta, while hot. It will absorb it better.
- Then add the tomato paste, and spread it over the pasta or mix it up totally.
- Sprinkle the grated cheese over this evenly. Add the boerewors slices evenly over the top of the tomato.
- Then repeat the layers again. ie: pasta, garlic, tomato, and the final layer of cheese with a few pieces of boerewors on top with sliced tomato.
- Pour your mixed egg and milk mixture over the top of the dish. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
- Bake in the oven at 180 Deg. C (360 Deg. F) for 25 min. to 30 minutes, until a little brown. You will see that the egg mix is cooked on the side of the dish as it will not look runny but set.
- Serve warm or hot for lunch or dinner.
- Add in some salad or focaccia bread for sides. Even eat it as is.
Notes
- For a creamier flavor mix half milk to half cream.
- For a richer flavor use full cream.
- Another alternative is to use Evaporated milk if cream and milk does not suite you.
- Any cheese will be great to use with this recipe. mozzarella and gouda or cheddar. other.