Ramin Ganeshram

Macaroni Pie

Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Sweet Hands: Island Cooking from Trinidad and Tobago
Sweet Hands

By Ramin Ganeshram

Published 2018

  • About

Macaroni pie is essentially baked mac n’ cheese and is incredibly popular in Trinidad and much of the English Caribbean where it is a standard offering at buffet lunches and dinners. The allure is the cheddar cheese—originally brought to the island by the English and still a local favorite.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1 (16-ounce) package elbow macaroni

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish and set aside.
  2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the salt. Add the macaroni and stir to loosen any macaroni that gets stuck to the bottom of the pot. Simmer until the macaroni is al