New-Wave Macaroni And Cheese

Name: New-Wave Macaroni And Cheese
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Eight to ten servings
Ingredients: 1 pound macaroni; 2 cups low-fat ricotta cheese; 4 cups low-fat milk; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon white pepper; Olive-oil spray; 1 cup diced tomatoes; 1/2 cup chopped black olives; 1/2 cup chopped scallions; 1 cup dry bread crumbs, seasoned lightly with salt and pepper

By Molly O'Neill

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Rating: 3(34)
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Ingredients

Yield:Eight to ten servings

1pound macaroni
2cups low-fat ricotta cheese
4cups low-fat milk
½teaspoon salt
¼teaspoon white pepper
Olive-oil spray
1cup diced tomatoes
½cup chopped black olives
½cup chopped scallions
1cup dry bread crumbs, seasoned lightly with salt and pepper

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Preparation

Step 1
Cook the macaroni in salted water until tender. Drain and rinse under cold running water. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Whisk the ricotta and milk together until smooth. Stir in salt and pepper. Grease a deep casserole, 12 to 14 inches in diameter, with the olive-oil spray. Place the macaroni in the dish.
Step 2
Stir in the cheese mixture, tomatoes, olives and scallions. Sprinkle the top with bread crumbs. Lightly spray the bread crumbs with some of the olive-oil spray. Bake for 1 hour.