LAURA LEE ALICE
COOKS
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Our macaroni and cheese is a hearty dish characterized by its creamy, cheesy
texture. It's considered comfort food because of the rich flavor profile, and I
couldn't agree more. The traditional style, made with elbow macaroni pasta, is
what most people grew up with.
Ingredients
• ½ lb (8 oz pkg) elbow macaroni
• 2 cups cream-style cottage cheese (small curd, if possible)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 egg, beaten well
• 2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
• ¾ tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• Paprika
Preheat oven to 350°F. You will need a greased 9-inch square baking dish.
Instructions
1. Cook macaroni; drain.
2. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix cottage cheese, sour cream, egg, salt and
pepper; add macaroni and stir; fold in cheese.
3. Pour into prepared baking dish; sprinkle with the paprika; bake at 350°F for 45
minutes or until brown around the edges and bubbling.
Recipes are like stories; they can change from person to person. Everyone has their idea of how a recipe should be, even
though it may have changed from the original. We will never know the true author of the original recipe, regardless of
what some may say. That's why I go back and look through the oldest cookbooks that I can find. Sometimes it's not the
recipe in the books that I find, but the tiny pieces of handwritten recipes and newspaper articles that are stuck within
the pages. That's where the real story is, finding those simple Southern recipes. -Mac