Grandma's Mac and Cheese Recipe

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"Here's a must-have for any cheese lover's recipe box," promises Melissa Bower from Carbondale, Illinois. "The creamy side dish is easy to make and gets rave reviews from everyone who tastes it."

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Grandma's Mac and Cheese Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

25 10 35

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1-1/3 cups 2% milk
2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2/3 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 cups cooked elbow macaroni

Directions

In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt, mustard and pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Reduce heat. Add the cheeses and Worcestershire sauce; stir until cheese is melted. Fold in macaroni.
Pour into a 1-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until bubbly. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1-1/2 cups (prepared with reduced-fat butter, fat-free milk and reduced-fat cheeses) equals 474 calories, 23 g fat (15 g saturated fat), 77 mg cholesterol, 1,022 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 30 g protein.

Originally published as Grandma's Mac and Cheese in Cooking for 2 Spring 2005, p41