This Mothership Macaroni and Cheese IS worthy of the name ! Loaded with vegetables, two cheeses and perfect for feeding a crowd

What a name ?! As soon as I had seen the name of this recipe on a local supermarket’s recipe website, I knew I had to try it.

Who wouldn’t go for a recipe called a Mothership Macaroni and Cheese ?

I am not sure whether the name relates to actually feeding a Mothership full of aliens ! Or all of the oh, so great ingredients.

However, we absolutely love this Mac and Cheese which I only adapted slightly to suit my family’s taste buds.

Best part … there are so many vegetables slipped in without making it taste like a casserole.

Just a very overloaded, scrumptious pasta dish.

The first time I made this Mothership Macaroni and Cheese , I did not know what to expect.

Most certainly not a dish suitable to feed 6 – 8 adults – with leftovers !

After the first batch, I started to half the recipe and it was still enough for 4 adults and leftovers for the lunchbox.

I am sharing the full-size recipe below. Therefore if you have more kids to feed than adults, this dish can easily be stretched to around 10 servings.

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Mothership Macaroni And Cheese

Mothership Macaroni And Cheese

Linda Nortje

This Mothership Macaroni and Cheese IS worthy of the name ! Loaded with vegetables, two cheeses and perfect for feeding a crowd

5 from 5 votes

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Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Bake Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

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Servings 8 Servings

Calories 597.1 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 500 g Macaroni (raw weight) cooked and drained ( 16 oz )
• 2 TB Vegetable Oil
• 2 Onions chopped
• 2 ½ cups Chorizo Sausages cubed
• 2 cups Butternut Squash cubed into small pieces
• 250 g Mushrooms halved or quartered ( 8 oz )
• 250 g Baby Tomatoes 8 oz
• 3 Feta Wheels cubed
• 1 cup White Sauce homemade or store-bought
• 3 cups Cheddar grated
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 2 TB Parsley or Basil, chopped

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) – spray a large oven casserole dish with cooking oil
• Heat the Oil in a large pan or wok – stir-fry the Onions, Chorizo, Butternut, Mushrooms and Tomatoes until the Butternut is just tender - turn off the heat
• Add the cooked Macaroni and Feta to the Chorizo mixture in the pan/wok – mix well – stir in the White Sauce and half the Cheddar – season to taste with Salt and Pepper
• Transfer to the prepared oven dish and sprinkle with the remaining Cheddar – bake 10 – 15 minutes until the dish is heated through and the Cheddar is bubbly
• Sprinkle with Parsley or Basil and serve

Nutrition Facts

Mothership Macaroni And Cheese

Serving Size

 

1 Adult sized serving

Amount per Serving

Calories

597.1

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

31.4

g

48

%

Saturated Fat

 

18.4

g

115

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

10

g

Carbohydrates

 

53.6

g

18

%

Fiber

 

4.5

g

19

%

Sugar

 

5.9

g

7

%

Protein

 

26

g

52

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Serve with a side or salad. However, do remember this is a very rich, hearty meal !

LINDA

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