Awesome! No Bake ~ Macaroni and Cheese
You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Awesome! No Bake ~ Macaroni and Cheese a try. For 82 cents per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 338 calories, 11g of protein, and 21g of fat. This recipe serves 16. A mixture of bell pepper, ketchup, cheddar cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. This recipe from Foodista has 2 fans. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a very affordable recipe for fans of American food. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 75%. Similar recipes are Awesome! No Bake ~ Macaroni and Cheese, No-Bake Macaroni & Cheese, and No-Bake Macaroni & Cheese.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 Handful cilantro
- 16 ounces cottage cheese
- 6 cloves garlic - crushed&
- 0.5 cup ketchup
- 1 pound you favorite macaroni
- 0.5 cup milk
- 16 servings olive oil
- 8 oz cheddar cheese
- 10 ounces creamed spinach
- 0.5 onion
Instructions
- 1
Heat a large saucepot with a drizzle of olive oil and add the onion, garlic, bell pepper and cilantro and let saut until the onion is clear.
- 2
Add the frozen creamed spinach and continue to saut until the spinach is thawed.
- 3
Add the ketchup and stir, continuing to saut on low.In a food processor combine the cottage cheese, milk and 4 oz. of the shredded cheddar cheese. Process until the cottage is smooth.Prepare the macaroni as directed.
- 4
Add the cooked macaroni to the saucepot with the sauting spinach and toss add the processed cottage cheese mixture and toss. Turn off heat. Top with the remaining 4 oz. of cheddar cheese. Cover and let the cheddar cheese melt. This takes only a second or two.