Baked Macaroni & Cheese
Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe
Yield
6 servingsPrep
15 minCook
30 minReady
45 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups |
pasta, elbow macaroni
|
*
|
|
nonstick cooking spray
|
* | ||
| 16 | ounces |
cottage cheese (low-fat 1%)
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | cups |
milk, skim
|
|
| 4 | ounces |
cheddar cheese, very old, sharp
grated |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
ground |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
ground |
|
| ¼ | cup |
Parmesan cheese
fresh, grated |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
pasta, elbow macaroni
|
*
|
| 1 | x |
nonstick cooking spray
|
* |
| 462.4 | ml/g |
cottage cheese (low-fat 1%)
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 473 | ml |
milk, skim
|
|
| 115.6 | ml/g |
cheddar cheese, very old, sharp
grated |
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
ground |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
nutmeg
ground |
|
| 59 | ml |
Parmesan cheese
fresh, grated |
|
Directions
Prepare macaroni according to pacakge directions; drain.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees, spray shallow broiler safe 2½ quart casserole with non stick cooking spray.
Meanwhile, if food processor with knife blade attached, blend cottage cheese until smooth.
In a 2 quart saucepan, mix flour with ¼ cup milk until smooth.
Slowly stir in remaining milk until blended.
Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until mixture just boils and thickens slightly.
Remove from heat, stir in cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Place macaroni in casserole; cover with cheese sauce.
Bake uncovered for 20 minutes.
Remove casserole from oven.
Turn oven control to broil, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve.
