Baked Macaroni and Cheese
- Yield:4 servings / 2 quarts
- Time:50 mins show details
Great as a main-dish or as a side. Try adding chickpeas, peas, cauliflower, or broccoli to mix things up. Even try some red pepper flakes to spice things up.
Ingredients
- 8 ouncesmacaroni (or other pasta)
- For cheese sauce
- 2 tablespoonsbutter or margarine
- 1small onion, minced
- 1 tablespoonall purpose flour
- ½ teaspoonsalt
- ½ teaspoondry mustard
- ⅛ teaspoonground pepper
- 1½ cupsmilk, 1% or 2% works best
- 2 cupscheddar cheese, shredded
- For toasted bread crumbs
- ¾ cupbread crumbs
- 2 tablespoonsbutter or margarine
Preparation
- 10 mins
Prepare macaroni as label directs; Drain.
- 5 mins
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 2-quart casserole.
In small saucepan over medium heat melt 2 tablespoons butter or margarine; add bread crumbs and toss to coat. Set aside. - 15 mins
Meanwhile, prepare cheese sauce:
1. In 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt remaining butter or margarine; add onion an cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir in flour, salt, mustard, and pepper until blended; cook 1 minute.
3. Gradually stir in milk; cook until mixture thickens slightly and is smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in cheese until melted.
4. Remove from heat and stir in cheese until melted. Place drained macaroni in casserole. Pour cheese sauce over macaroni. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top.
- 20 mins
Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly and crumbs are golden. Serve.
Notes
4 servings as a main-dish or 8 as a side-dish. 630 Calories as a main-dish. 315 Calories as a side-dish. Good source of thiamine, riboflavin, calcium, and iron.
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