Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • 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

View full nutritional breakdown of Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese calories by ingredient


Introduction

Not a low calorie food! Not a low calorie food!
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    8 cups elbow macaroni
    2 tbsp butter or margarine
    2 tbsp flour
    4 cups milk (any milk is fine, the less fat the lower the calories- I use 2%)
    8 ounces cheddar cheese- shredded
    salt for the pasta water
    1 tsp salt for the recipe
    pepper, to taste
    cooking spray or maragine for the baking pan

Directions

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.