Mac-n-Chez

[dalajune]

Macaroni and Cheese


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.

[Cougar830]

Sound's good as alway's. You are going to make me fat. lol

[templetonstoy]

lol! Not if you only LOOK at the pictures.

We love macaroni & cheese from scratch...none of that boxed stuff or velveeta. Gotta be good old fashioned extra sharp cheddar melted into a white sauce, and cooked just long enough to get crunchie elbows around the edges and top. Takes longer to make than the box stuff, but gets eaten quicker. I make a roaster size pan at a time, and i'm lucky if it lasts 2 full days....the kiddos like it for breakfast. lol!

[templetonstoy]

Oh, one more thing...to add more snap to the mac & cheese, add a 12 oz. can or bottle of beer to the cheddar cheese sauce while you're making it. I think it's a wonderful use for beer since I don't drink it. *giggles*

[dalajune]

Originally Posted by templetonstoy

Oh, one more thing...to add more snap to the mac & cheese, add a 12 oz. can or bottle of beer to the cheddar cheese sauce while you're making it. I think it's a wonderful use for beer since I don't drink it. *giggles*

Thanks for the tip i'll have to try that... I don't use the skim milk or reduced-fat chez. I use whole milk and reg chez. lol


Dalajune

[templetonstoy]

I'm with you, Dala...reduced fat, fat-free, lite (except soy sauce)...blech!