Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese.
Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, lightly loaded baked mac & cheese. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have lightly loaded baked mac & cheese using 14 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Composition of Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese:
- Require 2 1/2 cup - Penne past.
- Prepare 2 1/2 cup of Elbow Macaroni.
- Provide 1/2 cup Yellow Onion.
- You need 1/2 cup Diced Tomatoes (no seeds).
- Require 1/4 cup Green Onion.
- Give 1/2 cup of Milk.
- Give 1/2 cup Earthbalance Butter Spread (or any butter).
- Need 1 tsp - Each Salt & Pepper.
- Provide 1/2 tbsp Each Garlic & Onion Powder.
- Prepare 3 tbsp Grated Romano Cheese.
- Require 1 of Sharp White Cheddar block cheese, shredded. (I think block cheese has more flavor than the prepackaged shredded cheese but you can use that instead).
- Require 3 clove of Garlic, chopped.
- You need 3 each - Laughing Cow Garlic and Herb Cheese Wedge (or any flavor you prefer).
- Prepare 1/2 packages Frozen Meatless Crumbles (or any ground meat).
Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese process:
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Boil water in pot to cook pastas and then cook pastas until they are half cooked.
- Strain pastas and set aside.
- In pot heat milk, half of the butter, and the cheese wedges and whisk until blended. Then add seasonings and stir until blended.
- Use remaining butter to grease a baking pan. You can use a square pan or I used a bread pan.
- Add a layer of pasta, diced veggies and garlic, meatless crumbles and sprinkle romano cheese and cheddar along layer.
- Pour milk mixture over pasta after one or two layers. Then add remaining ingredients until gone..
- Bake covered for 25-35 minutes.
- Remove, sprinkle with parsely (flakes or fresh) and red pepper flakes and enjoy. Pairs great with sauted veggies. I used baby carrots, zuchinni, baby radishes and garlic in olive oil..
- Tip: if using meat instead of precooked meatless crumbles make sure you brown meat prior to adding it in before baking..
- Also, I like the look of two different pastas but you can use either or. You can also use many different types of veggies..
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