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Small batch macaroni and cheese with unboiled noddles.
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Small Batch Macaroni and Cheese

Small Batch Baked Macaroni and Cheese is baked in a loaf pan. The macaroni is not boiled so it's very easy to throw together, though you do need to have a blender or food processor handy to puree the cottage cheese.
Course Entree
Cuisine American
Keyword Macaroni and Cheese
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 347kcal
Author Anna
Cost 5

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter for greasing the pan (or use cooking spray)
  • ⅔ cup cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard (can omit or leave out if you don't like)
  • 1 pinch cayenne
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 6 oz shredded or grated cheese, use your favorite blend of cheddars or add some Provolone, etc. You can use up to 8
  • ¼ pound elbow pasta, uncooked

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Rub a 9x5 inch loaf pan with butter or spray with cooking spray.
  • In a blender or food processor, purée cottage cheese, milk, mustard, cayenne, salt and pepper.
  • Put the dry macaroni in the loaf pan. Set aside ¼ cup of the shredded cheese, then toss the remaining cheese in the loaf pan with the dry macaroni. Pour the milk mixture over the top and stir it all together in the loaf pan. Cover loaf pan tightly with foil.
  • Bake covered for 30 minutes. Remove foil, stir well, bake for another 30 minutes. About 15 minutes before macaroni is ready, sprinkle with the reserved cheese. Total cook-time is 1 hour. Let sit for about 8-10 minutes before serving.
  • Makes 3 or 4 side dish servings
  • **If you don’t have any whole milk you can use a cup of 2% minus 1 tablespoon, then add in 1 tablespoon cream. That is, if you have cream in the house.

Notes

For the nutrition values, I used full fat cheddar cheese and I did not include the 1 tablespoon of butter used for greasing the pan since you can use cooking spray instead. If you use low fat cheddar it brings the calories down to 310.  If you use Kraft fat free cheddar cheese it brings the calories down to 241.  These are just estimates based on numbers from some nutrition calculating software.  

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 18g