Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Name: Baked Macaroni & Cheese
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 cup cottage cheese (not lowfat); 2 cup whole milk; 1 tsp dry mustard; pinch cayenne; pinch freshly grated nutmeg; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper; 1 lb sharp or extra-sharp grated cheddar cheese; 1/2 lb uncooked elbow pasta

Brenda @cook_3128549

Texas

Not only are these tender elbows suspended in a golden molten lava of gooey cheese, there is the added intrigue of not requiring either the par-boiling of pasta or pre-simmering of the cheese sauce. Hurrah for fewer dishes!

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Ingredients

2 tbspunsalted butter
1 cupcottage cheese (not lowfat)
2 cupwhole milk
1 tspdry mustard
pinchcayenne
pinchfreshly grated nutmeg
1/2 tspsalt
1/4 tspground black pepper
1 lbsharp or extra-sharp grated cheddar cheese
1/2 lbuncooked elbow pasta

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Steps

1

Heat oven to 375°F and position an oven rack in upper third of oven. Use 1 tablespoon butter to butter a 9-inch round or square baking pan.
2

In a blender, purée cottage cheese, milk, mustard, cayenne, nutmeg and salt and pepper together. Reserve ¼ cup grated cheese for topping.
3

In a large bowl, combine remaining grated cheese, milk mixture and uncooked pasta. Pour into prepared pan, cover tightly with foil and bake 30 minutes.
4

Uncover pan, stir gently, sprinkle with reserved cheese and dot with remaining tablespoon butter. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes more, until browned. Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.