Mac and cheese lunch box

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4 servings Prep: 25 mins, Cooking: 15 mins
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By Food24 November 03 2009
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Ingredients (11)

5.00 ml salt
500.00 ml pasta — macaroni
250.00 ml smooth low fat cottage cheese
125.00 ml ricotta cheese
45.00 ml parmesan cheese — grated
60.00 ml milk — fat-free
60.00 ml stock
10.00 ml Dijon mustard
60.00 ml Italian parsley — or basil, chopped
5.00 ml salt and freshly ground black pepper
4.00 tomatoes
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Method:

This recipe is perfect for maximum output with minimum effort, and your kids will love it.
Make a nice big dish for an evening meal and then use the leftovers during the week for a tasty lunchbox.

Mac it up!
Bring a litre of water to the boil, add salt and macaroni and cook, until al dente. Drain and return to the pot. While pasta is still hot, stir in cottage cheese, ricotta, Parmesan, milk, mustard and herbs. Season and spoon mixture into an oven-to-table dish and top with sliced tomato. Bake in a preheated 180 C oven for 10-15 minutes. And grill to brown if necessary.

Treats
Either pack in some fruit or make this Rice Krispies cup-of-everything cookies, that will only takes 25 minutes to make.



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