Because Thursday is "Thirsty Thursday", I figure Friday should be called "Foodie Friday." I will post a favorite recipe every Friday (or one that looks really yummy... because I'm not that big of a cook! LOL).
This week I want to share with you a yummy dish that my father-in-law (FIL) made a few weeks back! It was AWESOME!!! But he never sent the recipe to me... so I made up my own! LOL! I made enough with this recipe that I was able to make a full 9x13 dish and then freeze an 8x8 dish for later! The frozen dish will be great on nights that I can't cook (which will be often when I start back to school... next WEEK!). I even took a pic of one of my servings!! Thanks for the "food photog" advice, Andrea! Yummy!
Blue Mac and Cheese
Ingredients:
2- 16 oz. boxes Rigatoni or penne pasta (can use whole wheat pasta, too)
8 oz bag of shredded Mozzarella cheese
4 to 6oz of crumbled blue cheese (I used Kraft in the little tub)
Grated parmesan... according to your taste
3 green onions, chopped finely
8oz carton heavy cream
1.5 cups regular bread crumbs
1/2 cup crumbled REAL bacon bits
2 pinches of sea salt & cracked black pepper
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1. Cook pasta according to package instructions.
2. Drain all liquid from pasta.
3. While pasta is hot, stir in all ingredients above (Save a little
bread crumbs, parmesan and blue cheese for the toppping.)
4. Grease both pans.
5. Pour in a layer of pasta mixture into pan.
6. Sprinkle bread crumbs and grated parmesan on top of pasta.
7. Continue layering pasta mixture and bread crumb/cheese mixture until finished.
8. Sprinkle what's left of the cheeses and bread crumbs on top.
9. Bake at 350 degrees covered with foil 25-30 minutes.
10. Uncover the dish and bake another 10 minutes.
11. Enjoy!!!
*** Hope this isn't too confusing! I am what you call a "dump cook". I never really measure anything... just dump it in until I think it "looks good"! LOL!
*** Another fun fact: Seth is a SUPER picky eater and he LOVES this!
