Janette's Cheesy Veggie Mac and Cheese

Copyright 2002, Janette Barber and Christina Deyo, all rights reserved

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Total Time:
1 hr 5 min
Prep
35 min
Cook
30 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 12 ounces dry elbow macaroni (about 3 cups dried)
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 4 red bell peppers, stemmed and seeded, cut into thin strips
  • 2 medium yellow squash (about 1 pound), cut into thin strips
  • 2 medium Vidalia onions, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons dry mustard
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 16 ounces part- skim ricotta cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 1 slice white bread, broken into small pieces

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Spray a 2 quart baking dish with vegetable cooking spray, set aside.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the macaroni until just tender, about 8 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold running water, and return to the pot.

Meanwhile, heat the wine in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bell peppers, squash, onions, and garlic, and 2 teaspoons of salt, and cook until tender, 10 to 12 minutes, adding a little water if more liquid is needed. Drain the vegetables in a large colander set over a bowl. Add the vegetables to the pasta and set the juices from the vegetables aside.

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and mustard and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes. Whisking constantly, slowly pour in the milk and the juices from the vegetables. Add the thyme and the remaining 1 teaspoon of salt. Cook, stirring, for 4 to 5 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.

Beat the ricotta until smooth and slowly beat in the white sauce. Toss with the macaroni mixture. Transfer to the 2-quart baking dish and sprinkle with Parmesan. Sprinkle bread crumbs over the top and lightly spray them with the vegetable cooking spray. Bake until top is golden brown, about 35 minutes. Serve immediately.

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  • on November 05, 2007

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    The only other review for this recipe turned out to be gibberish. The dish does not in any way deserve the five stars and if I had taken the time to read the review instead of just trusting the star rating, I would have saved a lot of ingredients that could have been put to better use. This dish is bland, boring, time-consuming and just plain awful. Do not spend time making it or waste your money on ingredients.

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional Analysis
per serving
 
Calories
443
 
Fat
11 g
 
Saturated Fat
6 g
 
Carbohydrates
59 g
 
Fiber
5 g
 

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