Search for anything:

Mac And Cheese

pasta, cheese

3 cups macaroni
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 onion; chopped
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 teaspoon dry mustard
pinch cayenne pepper
2 1/4 cups milk
1 cup shredded skim-milk cheese
1 cup shredded fat-reduced old Cheddar
1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
salt and pepper
----TOPPING----
1/2 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon butter; melted

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook macaroni for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender but firm; drain and return to pot. Meanwhile, in saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; cook onion for 3 to 5 minutes or until softened. Stir in flour, mustard and cayenne. Gradually whisk in milk and bring to boil, whisking constantly until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; stir in skim- milk cheese and Cheddar cheese until melted. Stir in cottage cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour over macaroni; stir. Transfer to 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Topping: Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and butter; sprinkle over macaroni. Bake in 350°F oven for 15 minutes or until heated through.

Contributor: Canadian Living - October, 1991

Yield: 6 servings

---

Chinese Recipes - Indian Recipes - Italian Recipes - German Recipes

MENU