Mothership Macaroni and Cheese
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.
More Pasta recipes you might like:
- Quick White Cheddar and Bacon Pasta
- Amish Country Casserole
- Quick Pasta Casserole
- Macaroni Cheese and Tuna
- Creamiest Cheese Mac and Bacon
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Mothership Macaroni And Cheese
Mothership Macaroni And Cheese
Ingredients
- 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
Serve with a side or salad. However, do remember this is a very rich, hearty meal !
LINDA
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Thanks so much for linking up at Teach Me Tuesday last week. You are very much appreciated. Hope to see you again this week. Starts tonight at 8PM CST.
Have a great week!!
This looks so good! I’m drooling right now. Pinned. We had so much fun partying with you at our last party. We hope to see you tonight’s party at 7 pm. We love to see what you have been working on! http://loulougirls.blogspot.com/
Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
Wow! this is like Mac and Cheese on steroids! YUM. Thanks again for sharing at #theWeekendSocial. I love what you bring to our party! http://www.theKitchenChopper.com
Mac and cheese is one of those family favourites isn't it. Love your version.
Thanks for sharing at Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning.
Loving the idea of butternut squash in mac and cheese…also butternut squash with chorizo. Nice combination. Thank you for sharing, Linda. Your Mothership Mac and Cheese was the Top-viewed link at See Ya in the Gumbo!
So much rich cheese…just as it should be, but I love all those yummy veggies to balance everything out 😉
Thank you so much for attending week 3 of #PureBlogLove and linking your fantastic blog post. Macaroni and cheese is my favorite. I really love what you have done with it here.
I can't wait to see what you have in store for our party next week Thursday 8 PM EST- Sundays at midnight . Have a great day!
Nicole
http://picnicnz.blogspot.co.nz/
One pot meals are the best! Thank you for sharing with at The Caffeinated Crafters Link Party this week
This pasta looks great!!! Thanks for sharing at the Wednesday Roundup Link Party! ~ Angela @ LeMoine Family Kitchen
Lots of great ingredients in this Mothership macaroni and cheese recipe! I always love being able to sneak in a few veggies that no one will notice 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
whoa! this looks awesome! I'm a big fan of casseroles b/c of the leftovers and flexibility, so I am definitely adding this to my list. thanks so much for the recipe!
I have a super picky eater and this might be a great way to sneak them in! Thank you so much for sharing on Meandering Mondays! Have a great week!
Who this looks tasty 🙂 thanks for linking up .
.#CreativeMondays
I love sneaky vegetables Max won't eat anything with a vegetable if he knows it's in there.