This is a recipe that I have had printed for a long time. I found it in my recipe file and decided to give it a try. I am going to be really honest up front and say that I probably made enough changes to this recipe to just call it my own. First, of course I did not go out and buy horseradish cheddar or even white cheddar cheese for that matter. I used a cup of sharp cheddar and a cup of shredded colby jack. Another 1/2 cup of sharp cheddar was placed on top. Second change, I doubled the amount of onions the recipe called for and added a 1/2 cup of green peppers to give it more flavor. I also tripled the breadcrumbs that I used on top.

The results from this recipe are mixed as well. Gourmet mac and cheese describes the overall taste. Everyone ate the meal and some even had seconds and thirds. One suggestion was to cut the stew beef into smaller pieces, another was to add garlic and more green peppers. Personally, I actually think it tasted better after sitting for an hour. Another plus to this dish is that it stretched one pound of stew beef into a meal for 6 with enough left-overs for probably a lunch for three. A huge down side to this is the amount of effort and time it took to complete the process from start to finish. I spent over an hour in the preparation not counting any cook time and all the kids ended up helping me pull one part or another of the recipe together. Based on time (one hour for gourmet mac and cheese) I am placing this one in the no category.

The official count is
Repeating 23
Maybe 8
No 15

Now only 6 additional recipes to meet my goal!