sf > wrote in
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> Stan Horwitz wrote:
>> In article
>> >,
>> " > wrote:
>>
>>> I have a couple packages of cream cheese that I usually use for dips
>>> or cheesecake, but do not plan to use them for that. I want to use
>>> them for a main entree for something for supper,but cannot think of
>>> anything. Any suggestions? Could you put it in lasanga instead of
>>> cottage cheese? I will also search for cream cheese recipes.
>>
>> I have an aunt who used to use cream cheese with macaroni. The recipe
>> was very simple. She would boil macaroni until it was tender, then
>> drain it thoroughly, return it to the pot, and add two or three pats
>> of butter and some cream cheese, then melt it gently by stirring it
>> over a low heat until the cream cheese was thoroughly mixed into the
>> macaroni and all melted through. This went well with tuna salad
>> sandwiches. I never met anyone else who made macaroni that way, and
>> it sounds strange, but its actually pretty good, and very easy to
>> make.
>>
>> That being said, if I had some extra cream cheese, I would go out and
>> buy some bagels and some lox and enjoy it for breakfast the next day.
>
>
> That's a good idea - but cheesecake would be foremost on my mind if I
> was trying to use up a signigicant amount of cream cheese.
>

I make a cabbage and pork casserole...cream cheese is the base for the
sauce. Several tbsps of taco seasoning and cream cheese to be exact.

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