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20-Minute Mac and Cheese

Homemade mac and cheese in 20 minutes! You can do it! 

20-Minute Mac and Cheese

GoldMedal Recipe by GoldMedal

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Prep Time

20min

Total Time

20min

Servings

8servings

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Ingredients

  • 2  packages (7 oz each) small pasta shells
  • 2  tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1/4  cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
  • 1/2  teaspoon salt
  • 1/2  teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1/4  teaspoon pepper
  • 2  cups half-and-half
  • 3  cups shredded Cheddar cheese (12 oz)
  • 4  medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)
  • 1/4  cup chopped red bell pepper

Directions

  1. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.

  2. Meanwhile, in 3-quart nonstick saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, mustard and pepper. Cook over low heat 20 seconds, stirring constantly, until butter is absorbed. Remove from heat; gradually beat in half-and-half with wire whisk. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheese until melted.

  3. Stir pasta, onions and bell pepper into sauce. Cook, stirring constantly, until hot.

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Tips & Notes

  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):

    Use 2 1/4 cups half-and-half. After heating to boiling in step 2, boil and stir 3 minutes.

  • Variation

    Use Swiss cheese and a dash of ground nutmeg in place of the Cheddar cheese to bring a whole new flavor to this traditional pasta dish.

  • Variation

    Try one of the many new pasta shapes or flavored pasta in this quick recipe.

Nutritional Information

  • 1 Serving:
  • 510
  • 25g (Saturated Fat 15g, Trans Fat 1/2g)
  • 75mg
  • 650mg
  • 49g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 4g)
  • 21g
  • Percent Daily Value*:
  • 20%
  • 8%
  • 30%
  • 15%
  • Exchanges:
  • 1 1/2
  • 2
  • 1/2
  • 2 1/2
  • Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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