MOM’S MACARONI

Servings: 10

Nothing is more comforting than macaroni and cheese …. except my MOM’S MACARONI! Try this ez side dish instead of the same old mac-n-cheese, your kids will love it! Its a whole new creamy yummy-ness!

Ingredients:

24oz uncooked small elbow pasta

2lbs roma tomatoes

3 large garlic cloves

1/3 white onion

1/3 cup tomato sauce*  

3 tbsp. cooking oil

2 tbsp. chicken bouillon

1 tbsp. smoked paprika

3 tbsp. tomatoe paste

1 cup sour cream [make it figure friendly substiture w/ fat free]

salt

Directions:

1. Prepare tomato sauce:

• Blend tomatoes, garlic and onion until liquified
•  Heat large fry pan over high heat until very hot, add oil
• Add tomato sauce to hot oil
• Add chicken bouillon, paprika and tomato paste, stir until combined
• Let sauce come to boil then lower heat to a simmer, cover and let it cook for 20 minutes

2. Cook pasta.

• Add 4 liters of water, 1 garlic clover, 1/4 onion and 2 tbsp. to large pasta pot.
• Bring water to a boil
• Add pasta, cook for 8 minutes
• AFTER pasta is cook, drain except for 1/4 cup of pasta water, reserve for later

3. Combine tomato sauce & pasta:

• Add tomato sauce and pasta water to sauce
• Check sauce for salt, add to taste
• Add cooked pasta to sauce, stir until all of pasta is drenched in sauce
• Add cup of sour cream, stir until evenly distributed, cover and cook for another 5 minutes on low

4. Plate and ENJOY! ***

*** You can make this recipe a complete meal by adding raw shrimp to sauce 10 minutes before adding pasta -or- by adding a grilled chicken breast on top!