DealDash Recipes: Baked Cheesy Macaroni
Kids and adults alike will enjoy this baked cheesy macaroni dish. It’s simple to make and delicious!
This baked cheesy macaroni is super-simple to make, and people love homemade macaroni and cheese. It is light years ahead of the boxed versions, and almost as inexpensive to make.
This baked cheesy macaroni has a powerful advantage for you: it is made with dry pasta, so there’s no need for precooking. Here’s a tip: the pasta cooks in the oven, absorbing the liquid from the dairy products. That’s a time-saver right there! Read on, and prepare for a delicious baked cheesy macaroni side dish for dinner tonight, compliments of DealDash.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup cottage cheese (not low fat, sorry healthy food lovers)
- 2.5 cups milk (not skim, again, apologies)
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- Pinch of grated nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound sharp or extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated (Preferably use white cheddar, but orange will do.)
- ½ pound elbow pasta, uncooked (see, this is the time-saver right here, folks)
DIRECTIONS
- Heat oven to 375 degrees and position an oven rack in upper third of oven.
- Use 1 tablespoon butter to butter a 9-inch round or square baking pan.
- In a blender, purée cottage cheese, milk, mustard, cayenne, nutmeg and pepper together.
- Reserve ¼ cup grated cheese for topping. In a large bowl, combine remaining grated cheese, milk mixture and uncooked pasta. Pour into prepared pan, cover tightly with foil and bake 30 minutes.
- Uncover pan, stir gently, sprinkle with reserved cheese and dot with remaining tablespoon butter. Bake, uncovered, an additional 30 minutes, until browned.
- Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.
This is such a delicious side dish, and it pairs well with just about any meat that you can imagine. I am planning on making this tonight with crispy baked chicken and garlic green beans on the side. Yummy, as well as kid-friendly, the perfect combination.
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