Baked rotini mac and cheese in the oven is a no boil, easy and simple baked mac and cheese recipe using rotini pasta shells (corkscrew or spiral shaped pasta) instead of elbow to make mac and cheese! This easy homemade no boil mac and cheese dish using rotini pasta is creamy, delicious and perfect pasta dish for dinner, holidays, sides or lunch!
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can you substitute rotini for elbow pasta shells in mac and cheese?
Yes, using spiral shaped rotini pasta shells (also known as corkscrew or spiral pasta) makes a great substitute for traditional elbow pasta in mac and cheese recipes! In fact, the texture of rotini (spiral texture) adds even more flavor and depth to your mac and cheese and this variation is a simple yet wonderful twist to regular mac and cheese using elbow shaped pasta.
substitute for elbow in mac and cheese:
As we discussed, rotini pasta makes a great substitute for elbow pasta in mac and cheese. However, if you don't have rotini pasta, small sized shell pasta, cellentani, penne pasta, ziti pasta etc makes great substitutes as well!
why you'll love this rotini mac and cheese recipe:
Simple Ingredients: we make this dish using simple, everyday ingredients that's easily available at home.
No boil baked pasta: this is a no boil baked mac and cheese, which means you don't need to boil the pasta in advance to make this dish!
One pan dish: Yes, we just use a single pan to bake this dish, so there's minimal dish handling required!
Creamy and delicious: This mac and cheese is so creamy, cheesy and delicious!
ingredients used to make baked rotini mac and cheese:
rotini pasta shells 16 oz
salt adjust to taste
water 3 cups (or just barely enough to cover the pasta)
milk 1 cup
shredded cheese (Mexican blend or cheddar) 2 cups
heavy cream 1 cup
butter 4 tablespoons
how to make baked rotini mac and cheese?
We follow the below steps to make easy and creamy and delicious baked rotini mac and cheese!
step by step instructions used to maked baked rotini mac and cheese
Step 1 - Preheat oven to 425 degree Fahrenheit.
Step 2 - Layer the pasta in a single layer in an oven safe baking dish. I used two smaller baking pans so I divided the ingredients in half and added in both pans equally. But if you use a larger pan big enough to hold the cooked pasta (as there will be more contents as it gets baked), you can just layer all the pasta in a single layer in the larger pan and bake it in a single pan. As I said, I used two smaller pans, so I put half the amount of ingredients in one pan.
Step 3 - Once the pasta is placed in a single layer in the baking pan, sprinkle the salt and add water and milk.
Step 4 - Place the butter on top and place the baking pan in preheated oven. Since I used foil pans I kept the pans on top of a cookie sheet to hold them steadily.
Step 5 - Bake the pasta for about 30 minutes.
Step 6 - Once its done, open the oven, pull out the baking pans carefully, mix the cooked pasta using a fork (which helps retain the shape of the pasta without breaking them), add the shredded cheese and mix in gently to combine with the pasta evenly.
Step 7 - Place the pan back in the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.
Step 8 - Once this is done, the pasta is cooked and the cheese is melted nicely, carefully take the hot baking pans outside.
Step 9 - Now add the heavy cream also to the pasta, mix in to combine with the cheesy pasta (using a fork) to make the delicious, creamy mac and cheese! Serve immediately for best results!
Yes! In fact, I think the texture of rotini is even more better for mac and cheese!
Yes, I believe these spiral shaped pasta shells (rotini pasta shells) are some of the best noodles to make creamy and delicious mac and cheese that have more better texture than elbow shaped pasta.
I think rotini pasta, shell pasta (small sized), penne pasta, ziti, cellentani etc makes great substitutes for elbow pasta in mac and cheese recipes!
Fusilli, penne pasta, elbow pasta, small sized shell pasta, cellentani etc makes great substitutes for rotini in this mac and cheese recipe!
Baked Rotini Mac And Cheese (No Boil Pasta Dish In Oven)
Ingredients
- 16 oz rotini pasta
- salt adjust to taste
- 3 cups water or just barely enough to cover the pasta
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups shredded cheese Mexican blend or cheddar
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degree Fahrenheit.
- Layer the pasta in a single layer in an oven safe baking dish. I used two smaller baking pans so I divided the ingredients in half and added in both pans equally. But if you use a larger pan big enough to hold the cooked pasta (as there will be more contents as it gets baked), you can just layer all the pasta in a single layer in the larger pan and bake it in a single pan. As I said, I used two smaller pans, so I put half the amount of ingredients in one pan.
- Once the pasta is placed in a single layer in the baking pan, sprinkle the salt and add water and milk.
- Place the butter on top and place the baking pan in preheated oven. Since I used foil pans I kept the pans on top of a cookie sheet to hold them steadily.
- Bake the pasta for about 30 minutes.
- Once its done, open the oven, pull out the baking pans carefully, mix the cooked pasta using a fork (which helps retain the shape of the pasta without breaking them), add the shredded cheese and mix in gently to combine with the pasta evenly.
- Place the pan back in the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Once this is done, the pasta is cooked and the cheese is melted nicely, carefully take the hot baking pans outside.
- Now add the heavy cream also to the pasta, mix in to combine with the cheesy pasta (using a fork) to make the delicious, creamy mac and cheese! Serve immediately for best results!
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