Awesome! No Bake ~ Macaroni and Cheese

• 1 bell pepper – chopped
• Handful cilantro – chopped
• 16 ounces container cottage cheese
• 6 cloves garlic – crushed& chopped
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 pound of you favorite macaroni
• 1/2 cup milk
• Olive oil for drizzling
• 8 oz. cheddar cheese- shredded
• 10 ounces package frozen creamed spinach
• 1/2 sweet onion – chopped

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat a large saucepot with a drizzle of olive oil and add the onion, garlic, bell pepper and cilantro and let saut until the onion is clear.

2. 2

   Add the frozen creamed spinach and continue to saut until the spinach is thawed.

3. 3

   Add the ketchup and stir, continuing to saut on low.In a food processor combine the cottage cheese, milk and 4 oz. of the shredded cheddar cheese. Process until the cottage is smooth.Prepare the macaroni as directed.

4. 4

   Add the cooked macaroni to the saucepot with the sauting spinach and toss add the processed cottage cheese mixture and toss. Turn off heat. Top with the remaining 4 oz. of cheddar cheese. Cover and let the cheddar cheese melt. This takes only a second or two.