Baked Mac And Cheese With Little White Beans Recipes

CHEESY WHITE BEAN-TOMATO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 475 degrees. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Fry the garlic until it's lightly golden, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste (be careful of splattering) and fry for 30 seconds, reducing the heat as needed to prevent the garlic from burning.
• Add the beans, water and generous pinches of salt and pepper and stir to combine. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top, then bake until the cheese has melted and browned in spots, 5 to 10 minutes. If the top is not as toasted as you'd like, run the skillet under the broiler for a minute or 2. Serve at once.

BAKED MAC AND CHEESE WITH LITTLE WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until it's tender but not mushy and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350. In the empty pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for a minute or so, until the mixture starts to turn golden.
• Stir in the milk and bring the sauce to a full boil, whisking constantly. Reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes, until the mixture is nice and thick.
• Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the cheese until it melts. Add salt to taste, then stir in the drained pasta and beans.
• If you want a breadcrumb topping, pulse the bread, butter, and Parmesan in a food processor until the bread turns into crumbs and the mixture is well blended.
• Pour the macaroni and cheese into a baking dish and top with the breadcrumbs or additional cheese.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the dish is bubbly around the edges and the topping is golden.

MAC AND CHEESE WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Cook pasta.
• combine milk and beans in food processor or blender.
• pour into saucepan, heat 1-2 minutes, add cheese and cook until smooth and creamy. Add remaining spices. Stir in noodles, serve warm.