- prep: 20 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 20 min
Summary
This recipe for the kid-friendly pasta bake lets you freeze individual portions and bake them off whenever you need them.
Ingredients
- 1 pound short pasta, such as cavatappi or macaroni
- Coarse salt
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups milk
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 cups shredded (12 ounces) sharp white cheddar cheese
- 1 cup finely grated (2 ounces) Parmesan cheese
- 3 cups very coarse fresh breadcrumbs
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 537 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 31 g 47.97%
- Saturated Fat: 18 g 87.64%
- Trans Fat: 1 g %
- Cholesterol: 81 mg 27.06%
- Sodium: 889 mg 37.05%
- Calcium: 586 mg 58.64%
- Potassium: 186 mg 5.32%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 13.44%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 40 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 6.46%
- Sugar: 9 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 11.26%
- Vitamin C 0.01%
- Vitamin D 16.08%
- * 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 - Fat5
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch2
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat2
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy2 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq