Southern Macaroni and Cheese

32 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 50 min
Ready In: 1 hr

“Rib sticking macaroni and cheese.” - by LINDA PAGE

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package uncooked elbow macaroni
3 (8 ounce) containers cottage cheese
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
3 eggs
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon paprika

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Original recipe yields 10 servings

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
In a large bowl combine cooked pasta, cottage cheese, sour cream, eggs, Cheddar cheese and cayenne pepper. Mix well and transfer to prepared dish. Sprinkle with paprika.
Cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake 40 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (10 total)

Calories
477 cal
24%

Fat
24.3 g
37%

Carbs
38.9 g
13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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MAEVEN6

Jul. 24, 2003

"I am a mother of 6 children and often have 7+ little ones at the table, not to mention a hungry father. This is an ideal dish. It mixes ease, nutrition, and child appeal all in one package. It can ..." See morebe served as a main dish or a side dish. I also took it as a dish to the Synagogue and not one macaroni was left!!!"

KAS53K

Jul. 24, 2003

"This recipe was very easy to make. My mother, who normally doesn't go for mac and cheese loved it. It does taste better the next day also... The only thing that I would change on this is to add mor..." See moree sharp cheddar cheese. I love cheese, and to me, it didn't have enough sharp cheddar in it. I also didn't put in the 16 oz of sour cream, and it wasn't soupy... very tasty tough and will be adding this to my recipe collection"

ECHOKACHI

Oct. 28, 2003

"I took everyone's advice and added more shredded cheese than the recipe called for. It definitely helped, but would have been even better with less cottage cheese, maybe just 16oz. The taste and consi..." See morestency are better the second day. Overall, a good recipe."

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