Family-Favorite Macaroni and Cheese

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (7 ounces)
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup 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)

Details

Servings 6
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350ºF.

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.

Serves 6

1 Serving Calories400 ( Calories from Fat200 ), Total Fat22 g (Saturated Fat11 g, ), Cholesterol45 mg Sodium560 mg Total Carbohydrate34 g (Dietary Fiber1 g ), Protein17 g