Macaroni Cheese

Name: Macaroni Cheese Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250g pasta; 1/2 tsp olive oil; dash salt; 50g butter; 2 Tbsp plain flour; 1.5 cups nonfat milk; 1 tsp dijon mustard; 1/3 cup grated mild cheddar cheese; 1 Tbsp grated Parmesan; 250g frozen mixed vegetables; 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

250g pasta1/2 tsp olive oildash salt50g butter2 Tbsp plain flour1.5 cups nonfat milk1 tsp dijon mustard1/3 cup grated mild cheddar cheese1 Tbsp grated Parmesan250g frozen mixed vegetables1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs

Directions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Boil the pasta in water with salt and oil added for 5 minutes, then add the frozen veg and cook for an extra 3 mins. While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter in a heavy-based saucepan and mix in the flour until it has soaked up the butter. Add milk one half cup at a time, stirring with a whisk until thickened. Turn down heat and add mustard and cheeses. Into a greased casserole dish, pour the pasta and veggies and stir in the cheese sauce. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the top then bake for 20-30 minutes or until breadcrumbs start to brown. Makes 4 1-cup servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OCTOPUSGRRL.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 496.9
Total Fat: 15.8 g
Cholesterol: 57.8 mg
Sodium: 363.8 mg
Total Carbs: 73.2 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
Protein: 17.6 g

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