Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese

Name: Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cup Penne past; 2 1/2 cup Elbow Macaroni; 1/2 cup Yellow Onion; 1/2 cup Diced Tomatoes (no seeds); 1/4 cup Green Onion; 1/2 cup Milk; 1/2 cup Earthbalance Butter Spread (or any butter); 1 tsp Each Salt & Pepper; 1/2 tbsp Each Garlic & Onion Powder; 3 tbsp Grated Romano Cheese; 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); 3 clove Garlic, chopped; 3 each Laughing Cow Garlic and Herb Cheese Wedge (or any flavor you prefer); 1/2 packages Frozen Meatless Crumbles (or any ground meat)

Kaybort @cook_2863147

Flavorful and creamy

Kaybort @cook_2863147

Flavorful and creamy

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 servings

2 1/2 cupPenne past
2 1/2 cupElbow Macaroni
1/2 cupYellow Onion
1/2 cupDiced Tomatoes (no seeds)
1/4 cupGreen Onion
1/2 cupMilk
1/2 cupEarthbalance Butter Spread (or any butter)
1 tspEach Salt & Pepper
1/2 tbspEach Garlic & Onion Powder
3 tbspGrated Romano Cheese
1Sharp White Cheddar block cheese, shredded. (I think block cheese has more flavor than the prepackaged shredded cheese but you can use that instead)
3 cloveGarlic, chopped
3 eachLaughing Cow Garlic and Herb Cheese Wedge (or any flavor you prefer)
1/2 packagesFrozen Meatless Crumbles (or any ground meat)

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Steps

1 hour

1

Preheat oven to 375°
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Boil water in pot to cook pastas and then cook pastas until they are half cooked
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Strain pastas and set aside
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In pot heat milk, half of the butter, and the cheese wedges and whisk until blended. Then add seasonings and stir until blended
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Use remaining butter to grease a baking pan. You can use a square pan or I used a bread pan
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Add a layer of pasta, diced veggies and garlic, meatless crumbles and sprinkle romano cheese and cheddar along layer
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Pour milk mixture over pasta after one or two layers. Then add remaining ingredients until gone.
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Bake covered for 25-35 minutes
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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.
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Tip: if using meat instead of precooked meatless crumbles make sure you brown meat prior to adding it in before baking.
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Also, I like the look of two different pastas but you can use either or. You can also use many different types of veggies.