Macaroni And Cottage Cheese Food

MAC AND CHEESE WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, blend cottage cheese, milk and pepper in blender until smooth.
• Drain macaroni; return to saucepan. Stir in cottage cheese mixture and VELVEETA; cook on low heat 2 to 3 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted and mixture is heated through, stirring occasionally.

MACARONI AND COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni according to directions.
• Stir cottage cheese with milk until smooth.
• In a seperate bowl, beat the egg , then beat the oil into it.
• Add salt and garlic to the cheese mixture.
• Now mix this with the cooked and drained macaroni, pour it in a baking dish, sprinkle with crumbs, and bake at 350 till set, about 25 minutes.

MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat. Add the macaroni and cook until slightly underdone, or very al dente, about 7 minutes. Drain the pasta and return it to the pot.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and stir in the flour. Cook, stirring constantly, until the roux turns a very pale golden color. Add the milk and whisk well to remove any lumps. Bring to a simmer over low heat.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, 1/4 cup of Parmesan, parsley and canola oil. Reserve.
• Add the paprika, Cheddar, the remaining 8 ounces of grated Parmesan, the cottage cheese and salt and pepper, to taste, into the milk mixture. Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and stir to combine.
• Reserve 3 cups for the Round 2 web recipe Spicy Macaroni and Cheese Bites.
• Spray a 9 by 13-inch ovenproof baking dish with cooking spray. Pour in the macaroni and cheese and spread it evenly in the pan. Sprinkle with the bread crumb mixture and bake for about 30 minutes until the bread crumbs are toasted and golden.

JOAN'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling, salted water until just tender. Drain well. Add butter, milk, ricotta, cream cheese, Monterey Jack, and 12 ounces of the Gouda to the warm pasta. Season with salt and pepper. Gently mix everything together, leaving some chunks of cheese visible. Pour the mixture into 9 by 11-inch baking pan. Top with the remaining 8 ounces of gouda. Bake until beautifully golden, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot or room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling, salted water until just tender. Drain well. Add butter, milk, ricotta, cream cheese, Monterey Jack, and 12 ounces of the Gouda to the warm pasta. Season with salt and pepper. Gently mix everything together, leaving some chunks of cheese visible. Pour the mixture into 9 by 11-inch baking pan. Top with the remaining 8 ounces of gouda. Bake until beautifully golden, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot or room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling, salted water until just tender. Drain well. Add butter, milk, ricotta, cream cheese, Monterey Jack, and 12 ounces of the Gouda to the warm pasta. Season with salt and pepper. Gently mix everything together, leaving some chunks of cheese visible. Pour the mixture into 9 by 11-inch baking pan. Top with the remaining 8 ounces of gouda. Bake until beautifully golden, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot or room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling, salted water until just tender. Drain well. Add butter, milk, ricotta, cream cheese, Monterey Jack, and 12 ounces of the Gouda to the warm pasta. Season with salt and pepper. Gently mix everything together, leaving some chunks of cheese visible. Pour the mixture into 9 by 11-inch baking pan. Top with the remaining 8 ounces of gouda. Bake until beautifully golden, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot or room temperature.

CREAMY MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees and position an oven rack in upper third of oven. Use 1 tablespoon butter to grease a 9-inch round or square baking pan.
• In a blender, purée cottage cheese, milk, mustard, cayenne, nutmeg and salt and pepper. Reserve 1/4 cup grated Cheddar for topping. In a large bowl, combine remaining grated Cheddar, 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, 30 minutes more, until browned. Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.

CHUCK'S FAVORITE MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, add pasta, and cook until done; drain.
• In 9x13 inch baking dish, stir together macaroni, shredded Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. In a small bowl, mix together bread crumbs and melted butter. Sprinkle topping over macaroni mixture.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until top is golden.

BAKED MAC AND CHEESE WITH SOUR CREAM AND COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes; drain.
• Reserve 1/2 cup shredded mild Cheddar cheese for later use
• Mix mild Cheddar cheese, sharp Cheddar cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, and egg together in a bowl; season with salt and pepper. Stir cooked macaroni into cheese mixture. Pour macaroni mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish; sprinkle with the reserved 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbling, 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

LAYERED MEAT AND COTTAGE CHEESE MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• For the sauce; cook the ground beef or sausage meat with onion and garlic, chili powder, basil, oregano and cayenne; cook until browned; drain fat.
• Add in tomato paste and stir over medium-low heat for 2 minutes.
• Add in crushed tomatoes, bring to simmer and cook uncovered over medium-low heat stirring occasionally for 1-1/2 to 2 hours (the longer this sauce cooks the thicker and richer it will be, if you find that the sauce is too thick add in some water and continue cooking).
• Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Meanwhile cook the macaroni pasta until just al dente (do not overcook the pasta) drain then place into a bowl.
• Add in 3 cups cottage cheese, 1 cup grated mozzeralla cheese, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; mix to combine with a wooden spoon.
• Spread about 1-1/2 cups cup meat sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Top meat sauce (just dollup the meat sauce then spread with a spoon, you do not have to cover completely with the meat sauce) then with 1/3 of the cottage cheese/macaroni mixture, then sprinkle about 1 cup shredded mozzeralla or cheddar cheese.
• Repeat the layers 2 more times (make certain to save some meat sauce for the top of the casserole).
• Top with remaining meat sauce.
• In a small bowl combine the topping ingredients together until blended, then sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
• At this point you can cover the casserole and refrigerate until ready to bake.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.
• Delicious!

MAC AND CHEESE WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring a very large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring often, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in another very large pot over low heat. Stir in flour, onion powder, garlic, Italian seasoning, mustard, salt, and pepper until a smooth paste forms. Pour in cream and milk. Add Parmesan, cottage, Cheddar, and mozzarella cheeses. Stir often, making sure to scrape the bottom of the pot, until cheeses start to melt. Increase heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thick and runny.
• Drain macaroni and divide between two 9x13-inch pans. Pour cheese sauce evenly over the top. Mix until sauce is spread out evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese sauce starts to brown, about 45 minutes.

COTTAGE MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, blend cottage cheese, milk and pepper in blender until smooth.
• Drain macaroni; return to saucepan. Add cottage mixture and VELVEETA; mix well. Cook on low heat 2 to 3 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted and macaroni mixture is heated through, stirring occasionally.

BAKED MACARONI PIE WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325*.
• In large bowl, beat eggs well. Mix in cheeses and parsley well. Stir in macaroni.
• Pour mixture into a generously greased 8" x 12" pyrex baking dish. Bake for 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool at least 5 minutes before serving to allow cheese sauce to thicken slightly. May need to be seasoned with pepper just before serving.

DELUXE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook elbow macaroni accroding to package directions; drain wll and set aside.
• Place macaroni and next 8 ingredients in a large bowl, stir gently to combine.
• Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 2 quart baking dish.
• Combine breadcrumbs, melted butter, and parika in a small bowl, stirring well.
• Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture diagonally actoss top of casserole, making stripes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.

DELUXE MACARONI 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, sour cream, egg, salt, garlic salt and pepper. Add cheddar cheese; mix well. Add macaroni and stir until coated. , Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with paprika if desired.