Creamy Macaroni and Vegetables Recipe
Ingredients
| 142 ml / 5 fl oz natural yoghurt | ||
| 50 g / 2 oz cottage cheese | ||
| 50 g / 2 oz cream cheese | ||
| 125 g / 4 oz leeks, weighed after preparing | ||
| 125 g / 4 oz macaroni, try whole-wheat | ||
| Celery stick | 2 | |
| Half a green pepper | ||
| Half a red pepper | ||
| 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds, or dill weed | ||
| 1 dessertspoon shoyu or Worcestershire sauce | ||
| 50 g / 2 oz grated Cheddar cheese | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Pepper | To Taste | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. In a mixing bowl, combine yoghurt, cottage and cream cheeses. Beat or whisk until well blended.
2. Wash leeks well and finely slice them.
3. Finely chop celery and peppers.
4. Lightly grease a baking dish or casserole dish with oil or butter.
5. Preheat the oven to 350°F/ 180°C.
MAKING
6. In a medium saucepan, boil water over a high flame. Add the sliced leeks and blanch them for 3-4 minutes. Drain and refresh in under tap water to arrest further cooking.
7. In another saucepan, boil water with salt added over high flame.
8. Add the macaroni and boil for 8-12 minutes until al dente. Drain and add to a large mixing bowl.
9. To the macaroni, add the cheese sauce, the chopped celery, peppers and the blanched leek slices. Mix in caraway seeds, shoyu and season to taste.
10. Turn the macaroni mixture into the greased baking dish.
11. Sprinkle grated cheese to top the macaroni.
12. FINALIZING
13. Place dish in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes until heated through and the cheese is bubbly and starts browning.
14. Remove the dish from the oven and cool slightly for 5 minutes before serving.
1. In a mixing bowl, combine yoghurt, cottage and cream cheeses. Beat or whisk until well blended.
2. Wash leeks well and finely slice them.
3. Finely chop celery and peppers.
4. Lightly grease a baking dish or casserole dish with oil or butter.
5. Preheat the oven to 350°F/ 180°C.
MAKING
6. In a medium saucepan, boil water over a high flame. Add the sliced leeks and blanch them for 3-4 minutes. Drain and refresh in under tap water to arrest further cooking.
7. In another saucepan, boil water with salt added over high flame.
8. Add the macaroni and boil for 8-12 minutes until al dente. Drain and add to a large mixing bowl.
9. To the macaroni, add the cheese sauce, the chopped celery, peppers and the blanched leek slices. Mix in caraway seeds, shoyu and season to taste.
10. Turn the macaroni mixture into the greased baking dish.
11. Sprinkle grated cheese to top the macaroni.
12. FINALIZING
13. Place dish in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes until heated through and the cheese is bubbly and starts browning.
14. Remove the dish from the oven and cool slightly for 5 minutes before serving.
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