- prep: 15 min
- cook: 40 min
- total: 55 min
Summary
A traditional mac and cheese. Bake it with your favorite cheeses, veggies or meats for a one-dish wonder.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups dry elbow macaroni (shells or cavatappi)
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 cups milk (not skim)
- 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
- 2 cups of shredded cheese (I like sharp cheddar and Swiss)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 342 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 18 g 28.21%
- Saturated Fat: 9 g 45.68%
- Trans Fat: 1 g %
- Cholesterol: 36 mg 11.95%
- Sodium: 514 mg 21.43%
- Calcium: 374 mg 37.39%
- Potassium: 58 mg 1.66%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 5.5%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 29 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 4.2%
- Sugar: 5 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 16.37%
- Vitamin C 0.01%
- Vitamin D 8.35%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat3
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch2
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy1 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq