Taco Mac and Cheese

Taco Mac and Cheese is simple comfort food that combines two meal time favorites into one delicious dish.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1 10

Servings

Calories 718kcal

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a baking dish (at least 8 cup capacity) with the two tablespoons of butter and set aside.
Combine the shredded Gouda and Cheddar cheeses and set aside about 1 cup of cheese. Cover it with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator until ready to use.
In a blender, combine the cottage cheese, half and half, remaining shredded Gouda and Cheddar cheeses (about 3 cups), salt, mustard and hot sauce. Blend until smooth.
Stir the half and half and cheese mixture into the uncooked pasta and pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Cover the dish with foil and bake at 350 for 45 - 55 minutes (or until the macaroni is cooked through - I tasted it to make sure). Remove the dish from the oven. Remove the foil and stir well. Top the cooked macaroni with the remaining cup of shredded cheese
Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Return the macaroni and cheese to the oven and bake an additional 10 - 20 minutes, or until the cheese on top is bubbling and starting to lightly brown.
While the macaroni and cheese is baking, cook the taco meat and prepare the other taco toppings.
Serve the mac and cheese topped with your favorite taco toppings.