Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2008

For the most part I enjoyed these, but there were less of a hit with the kiddos than I thought - a few of the pasta corners got crunchy which they did not like. I think that next time I will cover with foil until the last few minutes and see if they are more gooier.

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A.Z.

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Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2008

This turned out great - but as others suggested I added a little seasoning before baking. Some Mrs Dash and garlic powder. I skipped the breadcrumbs nd just added cheddar chesse at the very end on top!

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Heather

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Home Town: Maple Shade, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

This is a great idea. The recipe needs a little something though. I made as is the first time and it tasted good. They reheated very nicely. The second time around I added more cheese and pepper and left off the topping and they were more to our liking. I will be making these often for lunches and quick snacks.

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zeokofski

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Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2008

The concept for this recipe is good, however there were a couple of problems -the breadcrumb topping was pretty dry. I think I will try a butter and cracker crumb topping instead. Also, the cheese needs to be a bit creamier. This recipe needs some work, but I am willing to try it again.

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Cyndi

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2008

Great and easy recipe to make, even with a lot of little helpers fighting to help. I agree that it is a very basic mac and cheese flavor, but that is easily fixed by adding spices or just changing the type of cheese. (I am trying it out with smoked gouda next.) Also, I used crushed buttery crackers on top instead of the bread crumbs. Delicious!

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Laura

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2008

I will give this 5 stars for presentation! They look great. However, just by reading the ingredients I could tell they would be bland so I added some spices to my preference like garlic powder, onion powder, salt and Pepper to the pasta. Because my true favorite recipe for Mac & cheese has cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese in it, I thought I'd add them too! I am glad I did. So, I can't really rate this recipe as written because I tweaked it too much, but baking them in the muffin pan is a brilliant idea and it went over well with my daughter who only likes the boxed process kind...untill now! thanks.

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2007

These muffins were very tasty, and I think they may have even tasted a little better warmed up the next day. I only had unseasoned bread crumbs so I added some seasoned salt to them and that turned out well, although now that I've eaten them I would also recommend adding some seasoned salt to the pasta itself to give it a little more zip. Perhaps a little garlic powder or pepper as well depending on your tastes. I would also recommend adding more of the sharp cheddar to the pasta and maybe a little less to the top. Overall though, they were easy to make and turned out pretty well.

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2007

I'm really glad that I read the reviews before making these! I used less salt in the breadcrumb mixture and more salt and black pepper in the pasta mixture. I also baked them in mini-muffin tins so that they'd be more bite sized. I loved the crunch on the outside, it was a hit all around! Thanks!

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kduncan

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2007

A big hit with the kids (2 & 5 yrs)! I made it a bit healthier by using whole wheat pasta & reduced fat cheeses. I also added some Mrs. Dash & Black pepper. No leftovers, so next time I'll have to double it so we can have some to freeze for later.

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Janine

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Home Town: Livonia, Michigan, USA

Living In: Elk Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2007

This was a wonderful recipe! My family loved this. It was easy and quick. They were even better the second day.

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2007

First I have to say my 6 year old son gobbled this up! He loved it! However, it was a little bland for me and the breadcrumb topping was salty. I followed the recipe without any change. On the positive side it was creamy yet kept a good muffin form. Next time I will lessen the salt in the crumb topping and maybe add a little salt in the mac mixture instead. This was such a fun food! Thank you. EDIT: I'm back to add an afterthought. I heated these up the next day and I have to say, they reheat very well. They weren't bland the next day. It seems to be that this is a great "make-ahead" meal. Delicious!

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Miss Sharon

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2007

OK, I have made these 3 times now and I end up eating them not my kids. I love them. Old fashion mac cheese taste. Not processed enough for my munchkins because they want the box stuff. Hopefully one day they will convert-until then, I will continue to enjoy these!

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2007

This turned out ok, but probably would have been fabulous if I hadn't used my own homemade breadcrumbs (I overtoasted the bread!). The muffins were very cheesy and rich. Our children really loved them and they were even better as leftovers.

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2006

quick & easy to prepare easy to eat delicious good for picky eaters

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Weaam

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2006

The mac and cheese is no doubt bland - but, that can be fixed. I too like the idea of using muffin tins to cook this. Makes lovely individually sized servings and you really can't find anything more simplistic than this. I froze them and have found they make perfect lunch time treats. As for the mac itself, I admit that I doctored it up quite a bit to make it better. Add black pepper, more cheese and even a dash of garlic powder. I also added some sour cream to the noodle mixture and it comes out tasting creamy and delicious. Thank you for the recipe.

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Chikee

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2006

I thought this mac and cheese was very bland. While I can see this being good for some kids, I like my kids to experience more flavors. They barely touched them anyway. I think for a muffin, they're too greasy to hold. I would also have liked it to be creamier. I think putting it into muffin tins dries it out too much.

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Alli

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Home Town: Winterville, Georgia, USA

Living In: Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2006

At first I was a little skeptical because of the other posts. I was expecting something super bland, but I thought I would try it as is and I actually really liked it, as did my kids. They usually do not like strong flavors/spices, so this was perfect. real easy and fun too!

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2006

We found these are not that great as is. I think next time I will make a cheese sauce like I usually would for mac n'cheese and then put it in the muffin tins. We made 2 batches of them and added a bit of curry powder to one batch - they tasted great, but would have been neter with a creamier sauce.

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2006

My kids absolutely loved it! It was one of the few meals that they actually asked for seconds! (before wanting dessert of course!)

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2006

I did not try the recipe as-is. I minced and sauteed a small onion in the butter, then added 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard. Instead of the 1 cup Milk, I added 1/2 C Half N Half to the Macaroni after draining, then added the onion/butter mixture and cheeses (I used what I had in the house which was 1-1/4 C Monterey Jack/Cheddar, 1-3/4 C Sharp Cheddar. Out of 3 kids the good eater among them asked for seconds. The pickiest one said No Thanks, the other thought they were okay. I, on the other hand, thought they were terrific which means I need to cut back on the onion and definitely leave off the crumb topping.

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