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Macaroni gratin, a Finnish macaroni dish

Makaronilaatikko, Finnish macaroni casserole

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The Finnish family gratin: macaroni, browned ground meat, and cheese in a buttered dish, topped with a seasoned egg and milk mixture, and baked for an hou…

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Recipe from Tigru, Travel1515415, Tommi Nummelin and 5 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Discover this pasta gratin recipe, which will allow you to prepare a comforting dish in just a few minutes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.52 $1.88 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.52
  • $3.81
  • $0.07
  • $1.44
  • $0.80
  • $0.50
  • $0.01
  • $0.37

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Salt the water and bring it to a boil.
  2. Cook the macaroni and drain it.
  3. Grease a baking dish. ≈ 3 min
  4. Add the macaroni, the meat, half of the cheese, and the fat. ≈ 3 min
  5. Whisk the eggs, add the milk, sugar, and pepper, and pour over the macaroni. ≈ 4 min
  6. Finally, sprinkle with cheese and bake in a preheated oven at 175 °C (350 °F) for about an hour, or until the dish is set and the top is golden brown.

The bill

Makaronilaatikko, Finnish macaroni casserole

  • 200 g of macaroni$0.52
  • 400 g of browned ground meat$3.81
  • 3 1/4 teaspoons of salt$0.07
  • 200 g of grated cheese$1.44
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 1/2 liter of milk$0.50
  • 1/2 tablespoon of sugar$0.01
  • butter for the dish$0.37

Total$7.52

that's $1.88 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1.5 liters of water
  • 200 g of macaroni
  • 400 g of browned ground meat
  • 3 1/4 teaspoons of salt
  • 200 g of grated cheese
  • 30 g of fat
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 liter of milk
  • 1/2 tablespoon of sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon of white pepper
  • butter for the dish

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