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Mac and cheese loaf

This healthier, vegetarian mac and cheese loaf is perfect sliced up for lunchboxes, or for an after school snack.

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 1 hr 10 mins, plus 10 mins standing
  • Serving: 10 people
Ratings: 4.9
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup macaroni
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 courgette, coarsely grated
  • 120g baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
  • ¹⁄³ cup frozen peas (or corn)
  • ¹⁄³ cup plain flour
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ½ cup finely grated parmesan
  • 100g reduced-fat tasty cheese, coarsely grated
  • 2 tablespoons fresh dill sprigs
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease an 11 x 21cm (7cm deep) loaf pan. Line with baking paper, extending paper 2cm above pan on all sides.

    2 Cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling water according to packet instructions. Drain.

    3 Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add rosemary and garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add courgette, spinach and peas and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until courgette is tender. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add cooked pasta to bowl, tossing well to combine. Add flour, tossing to coat. Season with freshly ground black pepper, then add egg, parmesan, half the tasty cheese and half the dill, mixing well to combine.

    4 Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle with remaining tasty cheese, then bake for 40 minutes or until golden and firm. Stand in pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool. Slice into ten and serve garnished with remaining dill.

    Variations

    Make MUFFINs – To create individual serves of this loaf, spoon mixture into a 12-hole muffin pan in step four. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden. Freeze muffins for up to two months.

    2 comments on Mac and cheese loaf

    1. Pam Howard February 4, 2024 at 5:09 pm #

      Love this loaf, it freezes well, it makes an easy “grab it” lunch with a salad:)

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