veggie mac and cheese with popcorn topping
This recipe was included in the May Ladies Home Journal It is really easy and good. Don't let the seemingly long instructions scare you away from an easy great twist on a family fav!
yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For veggie mac and cheese with popcorn topping
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2 cpasta
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4 Tbspunsalted butter, divided
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1 cfinely chopped onion
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1 cshredded carrots
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1 mdyellow squash, halved lenthwise and thinlly sliced
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2plum tomatoes, cored and coarsely chopped
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3 cshredded extra-sharp cheddar, divided
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1/2 csour cream
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1/2 cwhole milk
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2 lgeggs
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1 tspkosher salt
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1/2 tspblack pepper
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2 ccheese popcorn, lightly crushed
How To Make veggie mac and cheese with popcorn topping
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1Heat oven to 400. Cook pasta for 2 minutes less than the time on package directions. (Under cook as it will cook more in oven.) Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of the butter to the pasta and toss to coat.
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2In Medium sauce pan heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until tender and starting to color. (about 7 minutes) Add the carrots and squash and cook until carrots are tender. (about 5 minutes.)Add tomatoes and cook 1 minute.
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3Transfer the vegetables to the bowl with the pasta. Add 2 cups of the cheddar cheese, the sour cream, milk eggs, salt and pepper and stir until well combined. Transfer the mixture to a 9x9 inch baking dish and scatter the remaining 1 cup of cheddar on top. Top dish with the popcorn.
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4Cover with foil and bake until pasta is hot and top is lightly crusted, uncovering during last 10 minutes, about 25 minutes of baking. Serve.
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