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Mac n’ Cheese Spinach Casserole

Written by Published on Updated on May 21, 2019 in Dinner, Lunch, Pasta

Amongst some of my favorite cooking shows American, 🙂 British, (I do enjoy watching Nigella but my absolute favorite is Lorraine Pascale) 🙂 French and Italian, 🙂 haven’t found a good Spanish one yet..(so if anyone in Spain knows one please let me know so I can watch it),  I also have a favorite Greek Cooking show which is at least for me the best I have seen from Greece so far.  The host’s name is Vaggelis Driskas and the cooking show is called MasterClass.  His cookbooks have been awarded and have easy to follow recipes, the great part is that some do come in the English language.   So, if your into watching International Cooking Shows, I am sure you will enjoy his even though Greek is the main language on his show, but that should not stop you because I watch many different cooking shows from around the world and I just look at the ingredients and know what they are making.  

Till this day I have yet to meet someone who has told me that they don’t love good old fashion Mac n’ Cheese…:) So, a few days ago I was watching his show and he did this fantastic Mac n’ Cheese Spinach Casserole, which I just had to try! and I did and it came out so delicious that I wanted to share the recipe with you.  If you love Mac n’ Cheese, you will love the twist that he has given to this dish.  I tweaked it with a little more Cheddar and Parmesan Cheese.  🙂

MAC N’ CHEESE SPINACH CASSEROLE

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Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams Penne pasta
  • 250 grams Cottage Cheese
  • 250 grams Cheddar Cheese
  • 300 grams Spinach
  • 1 tablespoon Mustard Dijon
  • Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese

Bechamel Sauce:

  • 300 ml fresh Milk
  • 2 tablespoons Butter
  • 2 tablespoons All Purpose Flour

Instructions
 

  • In a small sauce pan add in the butter to melt, slowly add in the flour while stirring and continuing with the milk, add in a pinch of salt to make a nice Bechamel Sauce.
  • Add in the mustard, nutmeg while stirring. In a large pot boil pasta for about 5 minutes, drain and place in a large bowl.
  • Continue by adding into the bechamel sauce the cottage, cheddar and parmesan cheese.
  • Wash Spinach and drain.
  • Place pasta into a large bowl and in the bechamel sauce, spinach and combine ingredients…:)
  • In a baking pan add in the pasta mix and top off with Cheddar and Parmesan Cheese. Bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown. If you decide to make it let me know how it came out. This was delicious…..:)

Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

11 Comments

  1. Karin, theaustriandish
    December 18, 2017 at 3:31 pm  ·  Reply
    That looks great, Sophie. Hope you are well?
  2. mistimaan
    December 18, 2017 at 4:42 pm  ·  Reply
    So yummy it is :)
  3. Megala
    December 18, 2017 at 5:23 pm  ·  Reply
    Lovely cheesy casserole !!
  4. dtills
    December 18, 2017 at 7:15 pm  ·  Reply
    Looks like today is the day you (sort of) meet someone who doesn't like mac and cheese! My daughter and mother in law do not eat cheese. Can you believe it! No allergies or lactose issues, they just don't like it. So, I don't make many cheese dishes for my family :(
  5. Mayasbeehive
    December 19, 2017 at 2:33 pm  ·  Reply
    what a delicious casserole! many thanks for sharing the recipe:) I'll give it a try soon:)

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