Creamy cheese & tomato macaroni

Creamy cheese & tomato macaroni

Try pasta instead of potatoes as a quick side-dish with chicken or steak

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 12 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Method

  1. Boil the pasta. Meanwhile, in a small food processor, blitz together the tomatoes, crème fraîche and tomato purée into a sauce. (If you don't have a small processor, finely chop the tomatoes, then mix everything together.)
  2. Drain the pasta, saving a little of the cooking water, then return to the pan with the tomato sauce and half the cheese. Mix together until all the pasta is coated, then serve as a side dish, sprinkled with the remaining cheese.
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Tip

Pasta makes a great alternative to potatoes as it cooks so quickly. Try serving tagliatelle, tossed with chopped fresh herbs and a drizzle of olive oil, with stews and casseroles - it's perfect for taking on the flavour of gravy and juices.

PER SERVING

314 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 58g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 0g, sugar 3g, salt 0.33 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2008.

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  • Binder photo sue

    08 October 2008

    sue rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    this was delicious,added broad beans, used less mustard. will definately have this again.

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  • Binder photo sue

    08 October 2008

    sue commented on this recipe

    made the above comment in error, it was meant for cauli-macaroni cheese.

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  • 09 October 2008

    Rachel commented on this recipe

    i made this as a quick and easy dinner for me and my sisters and we loved it. will definately make it again!

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  • 18 October 2008

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick, easy and tastes good. I served it with Sausages.

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  • 12 January 2009

    MichelleW rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice. I used double cream instead, and chopped up some crispy fried bacon to sprinkle on top.

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  • 08 April 2009

    yorksroyal rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Nice side dish

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  • 06 May 2009

    Nickib commented on this recipe

    was a bit bland, I would add extra ingredients & more of the tomato sauce next time.

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  • 28 May 2009

    DaisyJay rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great recipe which the whole family loves. I add chopped bacon, then sprinkle parmesan and cheddar on top then pop it under the grill.

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  • 11 August 2009

    MissWah commented on this recipe

    Easy and a great way to use up store cupboard and fringe odds and ends! Made a potential boring lunch of toast a lot more exciting and fulfilling!

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  • 02 September 2009

    Girl Flower rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I really liked this - my OH loved it. Was simple to make and made a nice variation on an old theme. I added bacon to mine to make it into a full meal. Was going to add cheddar and grill afterwards but I was feeling too lazy at the time! Will definately make again and soon!

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  • 18 October 2009

    njwilson121 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Nice recipe. I also added crispy bacon, and grilled with cheese for a few minutes. I served with green salad to make a full meal.

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  • 26 November 2009

    Katharine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I was very impressed with this. Home late from the office, supermarket already shut (Austria), nothing in the fridge, famished...this recipe just about saved my life!! Thank you Goodfood for coming up with these quick, store cupboard recipes which really don't compromise on taste. Added peas and some extra chopped up sun dried toms...delicious!

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  • 03 September 2010

    Coco Loco rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Nice, easy and quick to throw together after a busy day at work. Mine looked more pink than the colour shown in the recipe but tasted great which is all that matters.

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  • 06 August 2011

    RTurner rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yummy, quick easy and tasy

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  • 21 March 2012

    Ally commented on this recipe

    Found it bland so i added salt, pepper and garlic seasonsing to the sauce which made it much more flavoursome. Served it with grilled cajun chicken

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  • 21 March 2012

    Ally commented on this recipe

    Couldnt get sundried tomatoes in oil so i used a sundried tomato paste. Great idea as it saved blitzing the sauce and still added texture with the small sundried tomato bits in the paste :)

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 12 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 300g macaroni , or other small pasta shapes
  • 25g sundried tomatoes in oil, drained and roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tbsp parmesan , grated
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PER SERVING

314 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 58g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 0g, sugar 3g, salt 0.33 g

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