Macaroni & Cheese Deluxe

Submitted by Juenessa

"This is a recipe passed down from my Grandmother. Our family loves this comforting side dish."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 (7 ounce) package elbow macaroni
• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 slightly beaten egg
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• paprika

directions

1. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain well.
2. Combine cottage cheese, sour cream, egg, salt, and pepper.
3. Add shredded cheese, mixing well.
4. Stir in the cooked macaroni.
5. Pour into a greased 9 X 9 X 2 inch baking dish.
6. Sprinkle with paprika.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Reviews

[LonghornMama]

Moist and very cheesy. I was a little short on sour cream so used about 1/4 cup yogurt. Used all lowfat products except cheese. Don't know that I'd call this mac and cheese exactly, more of a baked noodle dish. Had a tangy bite, and the cottage cheese chunks were evident which I expected the kids to balk at, but they all loved it!! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[Jewelies]

I cooked this especially for my daughters that are 5 and under and they gobbled it down. What an easy, family friendly dinner to cook! While the macaroni is cooking everything else is just thrown in a bowl, stirred, then placed into a baking dish. I made mine ahead of time (mid morning), then covered it ready to be put into the oven at night. Will definitely make this again. Thank you for posting.

 

[Redsie]

Real comfort food! Easy to prepare and tasty too! Only thing missing for me was spice - would add more next time! Thanks Juenessa for a great weeknight meal!

 

[*Parsley*]

Super creamy! I love the sharp cheddar with the mildness of the sour cream and cottage cheese. (I used low-fat sour cream and cottage cheese.) I think this is the first time that I made mac & cheese without milk. The sour cream really keeps it moist. I didn't even need to add milk when reheating. Thanx for sharing Grandma's recipe. It's fanatastic and we'll enjoy this again and again.

 

[CookinMamaof3]

Wow--Grandma really knew what she was doing with this mac and cheese! My DH requested that this be my new mac and cheese standby recipe! I couldn't find a 7 oz pack of elbow macaroni, so I used 8 oz and it worked fine. I love the texture of this and it was really easy. Thanks so much!