Macaroni Bake!!
Total Steps
6
Ingredients
17
Tools Needed
10
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Living the GourmetIngredients
- Healthy handful of Italian parsley
- 1 pounds favorite macaroni
- Healthy handful of cilantro
- 4 vine ripe tomatoes, sliced
- 8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 cups fresh Italian bread crumbs
- 6 cloves garlic, crushed & chopped
- 1 tablespoon capers and 1 tablespoon caper juice
- 1/2 lemon zest
- 1/2 lemon juice
- dashes paprika
- dashes sea salt
- dashes fresh ground black pepper
- 1 cups milk
- 1 cups sour cream
- Grated Romano Cheese
- olive oil
Instructions
Step 1
To make fresh Italian bread crumbs (optional preparation): Slice Italian bread, rub it with a fresh garlic clove, drizzle with olive oil, and grill until golden crisp. Grate fresh Romano cheese over it. Once cooled, run it through a food processor.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 3
In a large bowl, combine the cilantro, parsley, feta cheese, bread crumbs, lemon zest, lemon juice, capers, caper juice, grated Romano cheese, paprika, sea salt, and fresh ground black pepper. In a separate bowl, combine the sour cream and milk, then add this mixture to the large bowl and mix well.
Step 4
Prepare the macaroni according to package directions.
Step 5
Drizzle a little olive oil at the bottom of a baking dish. Place half of the prepared macaroni into the dish. Pour the mixture from the large bowl over the macaroni and place half of the sliced tomatoes on top. Layer the remaining macaroni, then the rest of the sliced tomatoes, and grate additional Romano cheese over the top, along with a drizzle of olive oil.
Step 6
Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.