Light and Easy Mac and Cheese!!!
Ingredients:
16 oz. cottage cheese
8 oz. your favorite salsa
8 oz. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
¼ cup milk
1 lb. of your favorite macaroni
2 tablespoons butter
Seasonings:
½ tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. chili powder
½ tsp. black pepper
Dash of salt
½ tsp. paprika
Preheat Oven 350 degrees:
Prepare the macaroni as directed.
Place cottage cheese and butter in the food processor and process until smooth. Add the salsa and seasonings and give a few good spins to incorporate the salsa.
Prepare a baking dish with a rub down of butter. Add the cooked macaroni and the prepared cottage cheese. Add the milk and ½ of the shredded cheese and toss. Top with the remainder of the cheese.
Bake 20-25 minutes.
This is a perfect side to any meal.
With Love,
Catherine
xo