Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
8 cups elbow macaroni2 tbsp butter or margarine2 tbsp flour4 cups milk (any milk is fine, the less fat the lower the calories- I use 2%)8 ounces cheddar cheese- shreddedsalt for the pasta water1 tsp salt for the recipepepper, to tastecooking spray or maragine for the baking pan
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Boil macaroni in 8 cups of salted water- only until "al-dente". While macaroni is cooking, melt butter in a sauce pan, add flour to make a tick paste. Add milk and cook over med-low heat stirring frequently. When sauce thickens add salt, pepper, and grated cheddar cheese. Stir until cheese melts in. Spray a 9 x9 pan or a pan of your choice with cooking spray or lightly spread with margarine. Drain macaroni and add to pan, pour cheese sauce over and stir to combine. Bake for 30 minutes.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NANAD5.
Boil macaroni in 8 cups of salted water- only until "al-dente". While macaroni is cooking, melt butter in a sauce pan, add flour to make a tick paste. Add milk and cook over med-low heat stirring frequently. When sauce thickens add salt, pepper, and grated cheddar cheese. Stir until cheese melts in. Spray a 9 x9 pan or a pan of your choice with cooking spray or lightly spread with margarine. Drain macaroni and add to pan, pour cheese sauce over and stir to combine. Bake for 30 minutes.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NANAD5.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 401.6
- Total Fat: 15.5 g
- Cholesterol: 39.2 mg
- Sodium: 551.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 46.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 17.8 g
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