Bahamian Macaroni Pie (Mac & Cheese) Recipe | Food & Travel

Continuing with Food & Travel week, today Christine makes Bahamian Macaroni Pie - a heartier version of your typical North American Mac & Cheese. This recipe is crazy easy to make and is perfect for transporting you to the islands. There are many versions of this throughout the Caribbean, where you'll find variations on spices, cheese, and heat but this one is pretty middle of the road and you can add extra spice or heat or flavours if you like. We had more than a couple of hurdles doing this recipe, but as you will see, this is a very forgiving dish and still ends up tasting great in the end! This dish can easily be frozen - just portion it out and put it in a container or zip lock bag and then reheat in the microwave or oven after. Provecho! * R E C I P E * 2 cups macaroni (pre-cook only right before creating the recipe) 1 jalapeno, finely diced 1/4 onion, finely diced 1/4 green pepper, finely diced 1/3 cup pimento, finely diced 3 garlic cloves - mashed or ground into paste 1 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp allspice 1/2 tsp mustard 1/4 tsp garlic powder salt to taste course ground black peppercorns to taste 1 1/2 tsp white pepper 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar 1 1/2 cans evaporated whole milk Preheat oven to 350 F. Boil pasta until cooked (approx. 10-12 mins), then drain well and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. Mix together the next 12 ingredients in a small bowl. Pour pasta into a large mixing bowl, stir in 3/4 of the cheese, as well as the milk and spice mix. Pour everything into an ungreased casserole dish and top with remaining cheese. Bake for 45 mins at 350, checking half way through. Let the dish rest of 15 minutes, then cut it like a lasagna and serve. TIPS: * Try to cover all of the pasta with cheese or the pasta will become hard and unappetizing. * If you have too much liquid, simply cook it longer, testing the middle of the dish with a knife until it goes in with the same consistency of a cooked omelette. * For extra flavour, experiment with extra spices, more heat (jalapeño or habanero), or even try adding some cooked chorizo to the mix. * For a softer crust, cover with tin foil prior to cooking and simply remove the foil for the last 15 minutes of cooking. ** L I N K S ** Jalapeno Habanero Pineapple Hot Sauce by Dean https://youtu.be/nNMyAqDtmoY Thanks for watching & happy travels everyone! 🙌 Support my channel here : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beachtravel 🛒 𝗠 𝗬 𝗙 𝗔 𝗩 𝗢 𝗥 𝗜 𝗧 𝗘 𝗧 𝗥 𝗔 𝗩 𝗘 𝗟 𝗧 𝗢 𝗬 𝗦! 🛒 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝗒 𝖿𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗈𝗇 𝗏𝖺𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇! ► 𝖲𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖼𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖡𝗋𝖺𝖼𝖾𝗅𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖠𝗂𝗋𝖳𝖺𝗀𝗌 𝗈𝗋 𝖯𝗋𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖬𝖾𝖽𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 https://amzn.to/3TpOhu0 ► 𝖡𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝖭𝖾𝖼𝗄 𝖯𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗈𝗐 𝖤𝖵𝖤𝖱! https://amzn.to/3pG1guA ► 𝖶𝗈𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝖶𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋 (𝗆𝖺𝗀𝗂𝖼 𝗁𝖺𝗂𝗋 𝗆𝗈𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗓𝖾𝗋) https://amzn.to/2ZSKZbU ► 𝖲𝗎𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗇 𝖫𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 https://amzn.to/3GVe6N0 ► 𝖯𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝖥𝗅𝗈𝖺𝗍𝗌 https://amzn.to/3kmRJcA ► 𝖫𝗂𝗉 𝖱𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗋 (𝖿𝗂𝗑𝖾𝗌 ‘𝗌𝖺𝗅𝗍-damaged’ 𝗅𝗂𝗉𝗌 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖽𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗌) https://amzn.to/3CsbLZY ► 𝖦𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗄 𝗍𝗈 𝖠𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗈𝗇: https://amzn.to/3EJNoF0 🔔 𝗦 𝗨 𝗕 𝗦 𝗖 𝗥 𝗜 𝗕 𝗘 🔔 Don’t forget to Subscribe so you don’t miss the other videos on these spectacular resorts & add your questions and comments below! SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel | https://www.youtube.com/christineturner?sub.confirmation=1 Website | http://www.christineturner.ca ✈️ 𝗕 𝗢 𝗢 𝗞 𝗬 𝗢 𝗨 𝗥 𝗧 𝗥 𝗜 𝗣 ✈️ Check it out then contact Christine to book your next trip! info@christineturner.ca 🤫 𝗔 𝗕 𝗢 𝗨 𝗧 𝗖 𝗛 𝗥 𝗜 𝗦 𝗧 𝗜 𝗡 𝗘 🤫 I love to travel and am so happy to be back on the road again! 🧳 ✈️ 🌴 Follow along as we explore resorts and destinations, sharing tips and insider info, and answering all your travel questions. I've been a travel agent for over 15 years and have been to over 300 resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean. I love to share insider travel tips so YOU can have a better vacation. Where in the world do YOU want to go? 𝖣𝖨𝖲𝖢𝖫𝖠𝖨𝖬𝖤𝖱 𝖶𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖺 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗂𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖠𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗈𝗇 𝖲𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝖫𝖫𝖢 𝖠𝗌𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗆, 𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝖽𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗆 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗀𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗏𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝖺 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗎𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗌 𝖻𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖠𝗆𝖺𝗓𝗈𝗇.𝖼𝗈𝗆 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗌𝗂𝗍𝖾𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍!