Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, baked macaroni and cheese casserole. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Baked Macaroni and Cheese Casserole is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Baked Macaroni and Cheese Casserole is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have baked macaroni and cheese casserole using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Macaroni and Cheese Casserole:

1. Prepare 1 lb macaroni pasta
2. Prepare 1/2 lb bacon bits
3. Get 1 cup reduced fat cottage cheese
4. Prepare 1 cup light sour cream
5. Get 7 1/2 oz multi blend cheddar cheese
6. Prepare 1 egg, lightly beaten
7. Get 3/4 tsp salt
8. Get 1/2 tsp pepper
9. Make ready 1/2 tsp garlic powder
10. Prepare 2 cup steamed kale, cut into small pieces (about 3 cups uncooked)
11. Prepare 3 tbsp butter
12. Get 2 cup panko crumbs

Steps to make Baked Macaroni and Cheese Casserole:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 2.5 quart casserole dish
2. Cook macaroni, drain and set aside
3. Steam kale for a couple minutes
4. In large mixing bowl combine cottage cheese, sour cream, cheddar, egg, salt, pepper, garlic powder.
5. Pour in cooked macaroni, kale, and bacon. Stir to combine
6. In microwave bowl melt butter. Add in panko crumbs and stir. Pour over the top of the casserole evenly
7. Place in oven for 40 minutes or until top is golden brown and heated throughout

So that’s going to wrap this up for this special food baked macaroni and cheese casserole recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I’m sure you can make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page on your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!