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Published: Apr 14, 2020 · Updated: Mar 29, 2025 · May contain affiliate links

Cheesy Passover Mac and Cheese

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This Passover mac and cheese totally hits the spot, especially when you can't have the real thing. Cheesy and creamy and filling; it is so good!

Passover Mac and Cheese

Passover mac and cheese isn't really macaroni and cheese. Nope.

No macaroni in this. Just more matzo, and if you love matzo and crave something cheesy, than this Passover mac and cheese is for you.

Imagine my surprise when I found this recipe for matzo mac and cheese.

Honestly, I am not a lover of mac and cheese.

I never like the soft texture of the real stuff, and to be honest, this faux version of Passover mac and cheese, suited me much better.

Adding some extra seasonings like garlic and mustard really kicked this up a notch.

After making this I decided that some sauteed onions or green chiles would have worked in this just fine.

Or even sauteed mushrooms, but then I guess you get away from the concept of mac and cheese. 

Matzo Mac and Cheese this …

Zoe would have loved this as a child because she was my mac and cheese lover.

Whenever she is able to get home again, I may find myself making it for her.

In fact, this is one Passover dish I could find myself making through out the year.

And given the number of matzo boxes I had to buy, I probably will be making this again soon!

However that matzo toffee is always calling! 

Growing up the most creative my mom became with matzo was matzo brei or perhaps it was matzo with peanut butter and jelly.

She certainly never stretched herself when it came to finding new things to do with matzo.

Passover Mac and Cheese

I admit it. I probably wasn't so great with my family either. They just suffered through.

But suffered through is really a misnomer.

Matzo is pretty good stuff. I prefer the Yehuda brand for its extra crispy crunch.

But if you can't find that, just put a stack of matzo in the oven at 300 and when you start to smell it, take it out.

This produces really good crispy matzo! 

Feel free to use it in this "mac" and cheese. Or serve it with cheese.

Matzo is just one giant cracker and it is so good!

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Passover Mac and Cheese

Passover Mac and Cheese

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  • Author: Abbe Odenwalder
  • Prep Time: 10 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 Minutes
  • Total Time: 50 Minutes
  • Yield: 4 - 6 Servings 1x
  • Category: Main Course/Side Dish
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
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This matzo mac and cheese totally hits the spot, especially when you can't have the real thing! Cheesy and creamy and filling; it is so good.


Ingredients

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5 Matzos, broken into small pieces

5 eggs

1 16 oz container of cottage cheese

1 16 oz container of sour cream

3 T melted butter

1 t salt

½ t garlic powder (optional)

1 t Dijon mustard (optional)

½ t pepper (optional)

2 c shredded cheese, mozzarella, muenster, or cheddar (Just something that melts well!)


Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.

In an 8 x 8 baking dish, arrange one third of the broken matzo pieces.

In a medium bowl beat eggs. Add sour cream and cottage cheese, melted butter, salt, your choice of seasonings and 1 c of shredded cheese. Pour about one third of this over the matzos in the dish.

Repeat with two additional layers of broken matzo. (This doesn't have to be exact.) Repeat with the cheese mixture in between each layer.

Top with remaining cheese and bake for 40 minutes. The cheese should be brown and bubbling!


Notes

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  1. Alyse says

    April 06, 2023 at 5:28 pm

    What can you substitute for cottage cheese? Greek yogurt?

    Reply
    • Abbe says

      April 08, 2023 at 2:20 pm

      I would try ricotta!

      Reply
  2. Healthy World Cuisine says

    April 15, 2020 at 8:08 pm

    Love this idea. We actually love matzo crackers just straight out of the box. Never thought to make a M and C with them. Brilliant. Now that's some major comfort food!

    Reply
  3. sippitysup says

    April 15, 2020 at 10:52 am

    Very creative use of matzo! It cooked up and browned so beautifully. GREG

    Reply
  4. angiesrecipes says

    April 14, 2020 at 8:34 pm

    What a creative and yummy 'mac' and cheese recipe! I definitely need to get some matzo to try it.

    Reply
  5. Chef Mimi says

    April 14, 2020 at 6:23 pm

    I’m not a Mac n cheese gal either! This sounds way better. I must be really bored, but I kept thinking, “matzo matzo man” when i saw your post title. Crazy. Crazy times!

    Reply
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