Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, lightly loaded baked mac & cheese. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have lightly loaded baked mac & cheese using 14 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese:
- Prepare 2 1/2 cup Penne past
- Take 2 1/2 cup Elbow Macaroni
- Make ready 1/2 cup Yellow Onion
- Take 1/2 cup Diced Tomatoes (no seeds)
- Make ready 1/4 cup Green Onion
- Get 1/2 cup Milk
- Prepare 1/2 cup Earthbalance Butter Spread (or any butter)
- Prepare 1 tsp Each Salt & Pepper
- Take 1/2 tbsp Each Garlic & Onion Powder
- Prepare 3 tbsp Grated Romano Cheese
- Get 1 Sharp White Cheddar block cheese, shredded. (I think block cheese has more flavor than the prepackaged shredded cheese but you can use that instead)
- Prepare 3 clove Garlic, chopped
- Get 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)
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Instructions to make Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese:
- 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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