• FISH
  • Fish Cakes from Once Cooked Halibut or any White Fish
  • Smoked Salmon Mousse with Once-Cooked Salmon and retired Capers
  • Tuna Salad made from last night's Tuna with Capers & Shallots
  • Celery-Salted Tuna Salad with Dijon Dressing and Chives
• GRAINS
  • Gourmet Barley, Port and Currant Salad
• MEAT
  • Bacon-Draped Meatloaf from cooked Breakfast Sausage
  • Meat Pie Yurts made from cooked Burgers and Mashed Potatoes
• PASTA
  • Herbed Mac n' Cheese
  • Tangy Noodle Salad with Tomatoes and Pine Nuts
  • Pasta Frittata made from leftover Pasta
  • Pasta Fagole Meal-in-a-Bowl
• VEGETABLES
  • Tinted Mashed Potatoes
  • Thanksgiving Soup from Assorted Leftover Veggies
  • Mashed Potato and Cabbage Bubble and Squeak
  • Mashed Potato Dumplings

COOKED SHORT PASTA

Level 2
Herbed Mac N’ Cheese
Serves 2

Sliced into wedges, this herb-speckled mac n’ cheese is perfect as a quick light lunch alongside a salad of mixed greens or a bowl of soup.

1 cup Molten Cheese Sauce
1 Tbsp. oil or butter
2 cups once cooked pasta (short noodle), room temperature
1 tsp. each fresh sage, chives, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled, cored and crushed
1 Tbsp. butter or olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Cookware needed: medium-size 6” skillet, oven-proof round casserole dish

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. 
2. In skillet, heat butter or oil. 
3. Add garlic and herbs. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until soft. 
4. Add cheese sauce, cooking on low heat until hot and melted. 
5. Remove skillet from heat and add pasta. Blend all ingredients gently with a wooden spoon until pasta is coated, taking care not to break the pasta. 
6. Lightly oil or butter an oven-proof round casserole dish.
7. Transfer contents into casserole dish. Place in oven for 15 minutes until thoroughly heated and slightly browned on top. 
8. Remove from oven, slice in wedges, and serve.

Variations: For a crunchier texture, add crushed potato chips or nutty toasted bread crumbs and dot with butter for the last 5 minutes of baking. Keep in oven until butter is melted and top crust is nicely browned.