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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! 

Family-Favorite Macaroni and Cheese (lighter recipe)

GoldMedal Recipe by GoldMedal

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Prep Time

25min

Total Time

50min

Servings

6servings (about 3/4 cup each)

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Ingredients

  • 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)

Directions

  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.

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Tips & Notes

  • 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.

Nutritional Information

  • 1 Serving:
  • 240
  • 7g (Saturated Fat 2g)
  • 5mg
  • 460mg
  • 34g (Dietary Fiber 5g)
  • 15g
  • Percent Daily Value*:
  • 10%
  • 0%
  • 22%
  • 10%
  • Exchanges:
  • 1
  • 1/2
  • 2

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

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