Step-by-Step Guide to Make Homemade Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, lightly loaded baked mac & cheese. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular 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 can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese:

1. Prepare 2 1/2 cup Penne past
2. Make ready 2 1/2 cup Elbow Macaroni
3. Take 1/2 cup Yellow Onion
4. Get 1/2 cup Diced Tomatoes (no seeds)
5. Take 1/4 cup Green Onion
6. Prepare 1/2 cup Milk
7. Take 1/2 cup Earthbalance Butter Spread (or any butter)
8. Prepare 1 tsp Each Salt & Pepper
9. Take 1/2 tbsp Each Garlic & Onion Powder
10. Make ready 3 tbsp Grated Romano Cheese
11. Take 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)
12. Make ready 3 clove Garlic, chopped
13. Prepare 3 each Laughing Cow Garlic and Herb Cheese Wedge (or any flavor you prefer)
14. Prepare 1/2 packages Frozen Meatless Crumbles (or any ground meat)

Steps to make Lightly Loaded Baked Mac & Cheese:

1. Preheat oven to 375°
2. Boil water in pot to cook pastas and then cook pastas until they are half cooked
3. Strain pastas and set aside
4. In pot heat milk, half of the butter, and the cheese wedges and whisk until blended. Then add seasonings and stir until blended
5. Use remaining butter to grease a baking pan. You can use a square pan or I used a bread pan
6. Add a layer of pasta, diced veggies and garlic, meatless crumbles and sprinkle romano cheese and cheddar along layer
7. Pour milk mixture over pasta after one or two layers. Then add remaining ingredients until gone.
8. Bake covered for 25-35 minutes
9. 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.
10. Tip: if using meat instead of precooked meatless crumbles make sure you brown meat prior to adding it in before baking.
11. 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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