Ingredients:
1 lb. of your favorite macaroni
For the Food Processor:
Healthy handful of fresh basil
Healthy handful of fresh parsley
4 cloves of garlic
1 tablespoon of sun dried tomatoes
2 vine ripe tomatoes
16 oz. of cottage cheese
Cheese Sauce:
½ cup of grated Parmesan
8 oz. of Monterey Jack - grated
1 cup of milk
Topping:
1 cup of Italian style croutons - processed
Preheat Oven 350 degrees:
Prepare the macaroni as directed and set aside.
Prepare a baking dish with a drizzle of olive oil or buttered.
Combine all of the ingredients for the food processor and give a few good chops.
Place in the baking dish and add the milk, Parmesan cheese and grated Monterey Jack cheese and stir. Add the macaroni and toss.
Top with the croutons and place in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes.
This is a nice side dish.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
xo
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Don E. Chute says
Manja...Manja!
Mac and Cheese is not my style...but Mac and Cheese Italian Style sure looks like it is!
Easy recipe...even a dude can do it.
Blessings and PLU from SSF
allotments4you says
Sounds really good. In a lot of your recipes you have stated using monterary jack cheese. We don't have this in the UK so can you tell me what sort of cheese it is so i know what to use as an equivalent. Thanks
Janet Gardner says
This looks so good, and I have never been a big mac & cheese eater, but this I would like to try!
I hope all is well,
Janet 🙂
Kim Garceau says
This is a great pasta dish! There is a lot of flavors here, I like it!