No need to boil the pasta with this super easy and versatile baked mac and cheese.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Coat 9x13 pan with cooking spray, olive oil or butter.
In a large bowl, stir together pasta, cheese (all but one handful) and cottage cheese. Pour into prepared pan. Top with a reserved handful of cheese.
Place pan in oven and pour boiling water evenly over pasta and cheeses.
Bake for approximately 1 hour. Remove from oven and let set for 15 minutes.
-Any small pasta can be used we love macaroni, mini pene, and medium shells.
-You may find you need to use a spoon to nudge around the mixture after pouring the water into the pan. Its important to get the water well distributed before baking.
-The dish may look very liquidy at the hour cooking mark . Once out of the oven it will set and distribute properly.
-You can easily add frozen vegetables and/or a protein like broccoli or peas and keilbasa.
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Coat 9x13 pan with cooking spray, olive oil or butter.
In a large bowl, stir together pasta, cheese (all but one handful) and cottage cheese. Pour into prepared pan. Top with a reserved handful of cheese.
Place pan in oven and pour boiling water evenly over pasta and cheeses.
Bake for approximately 1 hour. Remove from oven and let set for 15 minutes.
-Any small pasta can be used we love macaroni, mini pene, and medium shells.
-You may find you need to use a spoon to nudge around the mixture after pouring the water into the pan. Its important to get the water well distributed before baking.
-The dish may look very liquidy at the hour cooking mark . Once out of the oven it will set and distribute properly.
-You can easily add frozen vegetables and/or a protein like broccoli or peas and keilbasa.
Will have to try this for my kids. It is similar to a baked mac and cheese I use as a dish to take to people, but not cooking the noodles first is intriguing!
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