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Family-Favorite Macaroni and Cheese (lighter recipe)

No need to use a box mix when mac and cheese is as simple--and delicious--as this!

Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 50 min
Makes: 6 servings (about 3/4 cup each)

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2	cups uncooked elbow macaroni (7 ounces)
2	tablespoons margarine
1/4	cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2	teaspoon salt
1/4	teaspoon pepper
1/4	teaspoon ground mustard
1/4	teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2	cups fat-free (skim) milk
1 1/2	cups reduced-fat shredded or cubed sharp Cheddar cheese (6 ounces)

Serve with...

Frosty Marbled Yogurt Dessert
Total Time: 3 hours 15 min

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1.	Heat oven to 350ºF.
2.	Cook macaroni as directed on package.
3.	While macaroni is cooking, melt margarine in 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheese. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.
4.	Drain macaroni. Gently stir macaroni into cheese sauce. Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly.

Special Touch

Make this dish even more kid-friendly when you use colored wagon wheel pasta shapes instead of the elbow macaroni.

Substitution

Vary the flavor by using different varieties of reduced-fat cheese.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 240 (Calories from Fat 65 ); Total Fat 7 g (Saturated Fat 2 g); Cholesterol 5 mg; Sodium 460 mg; Total Carbohydrate 34 g (Dietary Fiber 5 g); Protein 15 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 10 %; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 22 %; Iron 10 % Exchanges: 2 Starch; 1/2 Milk; 1 Fat
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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