Awesome! No Bake ~ Macaroni and Cheese

Awesome! No Bake ~ Macaroni and Cheese is an American hor d'oeuvre. One portion of this dish contains about 11g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 338 calories. For 82 cents per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 16. This recipe from Foodista requires bell pepper, cilantro, onion, and creamed spinach. 2 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 78%. This score is solid. Awesome! No Bake ~ Macaroni and Cheese, Macaroni & Cheese Bake, and No-Bake Macaroni & Cheese are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 16

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 bell pepper – chopped

Handful cilantro – chopped

16 ounces container cottage cheese

6 cloves garlic – crushed& chopped

1/2 cup ketchup

1 pound of you favorite macaroni

1/2 cup milk

Olive oil for drizzling

8 oz. cheddar cheese- shredded

10 ounces package frozen creamed spinach

1/2 sweet onion – chopped

Equipment:

pot

food processor

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Heat a large saucepot with a drizzle of olive oil and add the onion, garlic, bell pepper and cilantro and let saut until the onion is clear. Add the frozen creamed spinach and continue to saut until the spinach is thawed. Add the ketchup and stir, continuing to saut on low.
  2. In a food processor combine the cottage cheese, milk and 4 oz. of the shredded cheddar cheese. Process until the cottage is smooth.
  3. Prepare the macaroni as directed.
  4. Add the cooked macaroni to the saucepot with the sauting spinach and toss add the processed cottage cheese mixture and toss. Turn off heat. Top with the remaining 4 oz. of cheddar cheese. Cover and let the cheddar cheese melt. This takes only a second or two.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat a large saucepot with a drizzle of olive oil and add the onion, garlic, bell pepper and cilantro and let saut until the onion is clear.

2. Add the frozen creamed spinach and continue to saut until the spinach is thawed.

3. Add the ketchup and stir, continuing to saut on low.In a food processor combine the cottage cheese, milk and 4 oz. of the shredded cheddar cheese. Process until the cottage is smooth.Prepare the macaroni as directed.

4. Add the cooked macaroni to the saucepot with the sauting spinach and toss add the processed cottage cheese mixture and toss. Turn off heat. Top with the remaining 4 oz. of cheddar cheese. Cover and let the cheddar cheese melt. This takes only a second or two.


Nutrition Information:

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337 Calories
11g Protein
20g Total Fat
27g Carbs
28% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
337k
17%

Fat
20g
32%

  Saturated Fat
5g
34%

Carbohydrates
27g
9%

  Sugar
4g
5%

Cholesterol
19mg
7%

Sodium
270mg
12%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
11g
22%

Vitamin K
95µg
91%

Vitamin A
2143IU
43%

Selenium
25µg
36%

Manganese
0.46mg
23%

Vitamin C
15mg
19%

Phosphorus
188mg
19%

Vitamin E
2mg
19%

Calcium
162mg
16%

Folate
52µg
13%

Vitamin B2
0.19mg
11%

Magnesium
39mg
10%

Vitamin B6
0.16mg
8%

Zinc
1mg
8%

Potassium
268mg
8%

Copper
0.14mg
7%

Fiber
1g
6%

Iron
1mg
6%

Vitamin B12
0.31µg
5%

Vitamin B1
0.07mg
4%

Vitamin B3
0.86mg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.42mg
4%

Vitamin D
0.2µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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