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Family-Favorite Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Family-Favorite Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (7 ounces); 1/4 cup butter or 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 milk; 2 cups shredded or cubed Cheddar cheese (8 ounces)

Prep 25 min
Total 50 min
Ingredients 9
Servings 6

Homemade macaroni and cheese has never been easier! Your family will love the rich flavor loaded with real cheese and baked right in your oven.

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (7 ounces)
1/4 cup butter or 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 milk
2 cups shredded or cubed Cheddar cheese (8 ounces)

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350°F.
2

Cook macaroni as directed on package.
3

While macaroni is cooking, melt butter 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 constanly. 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.

Purchase the cheese already shredded in an 8-ounce package.
And this is just the beginning! While stirring the cooked macaroni into the cheese sauce, try adding sliced ripe or green olives or bite-size pieces of cooked vegetables, hot dogs or cooked sausage.
Add a 4-ounce can of chopped green chilies, drained, for a perked-up version of mac and cheese.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 400

Calories from Fat: 200

Total Fat: 22 g

Saturated Fat: 11 g

Cholesterol: 45 mg

Sodium: 560 mg

Potassium: 200 mg

Total Carbohydrate: 34 g

Dietary Fiber: 1 g

Protein: 17 g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 18%; 18%

Calcium: 30%; 30%

Iron: 10%; 10%

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 1 Milk; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

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

Homemade macaroni and cheese has never been easier! Your family will love the rich flavor loaded with real cheese and baked right in your oven.

Family-Favorite Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients