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Family-Favorite Macaroni and Cheese (lighter recipe)

Family-Favorite Macaroni and Cheese (<I>lighter recipe</I>)

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

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(69 Ratings)

69 Ratings

5 spoons 49%

4 spoons 29%

3 spoons 16%

2 spoons 1%

1 spoons 4%

Member Reviews (17)
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  • PREP TIME

    25 Min

  • TOTAL TIME

    50 Min

  • SERVINGS

    6

 

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)
  • 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.

Expert Tips

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

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

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Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (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 10.00%;
  • Vitamin C 0.00%;
  • Calcium 22.00%;
  • Iron 10.00%;
Exchanges:
  • 2 Starch;
  • 1/2 Milk;
  • 1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 2/2/2012 10:53:59 AM REPORT ABUSE cshort1158 said:
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Turned out well...I like some others had the problem w/ the crumbly mixture but redid it & added milk right away. I think the instructions are a little off with that. But overall was very good! I used a mixture of cheddar & mozzerella...will prob use more cheddar next time.
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Posted 9/12/2010 8:51:16 AM REPORT ABUSE haileydav said:
Rating:
Always a crowd pleaser!
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Posted 12/8/2009 6:38:13 PM REPORT ABUSE kkowzic said:
Rating:
Much better than a box but a little tip buy orange cheese no color with the white
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