Baked Macaroni with Spinach

Name: Baked Macaroni with Spinach
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 170 grams package fresh baby spinach; 454 grams broccoli, cut into flowerets; 2 Tbsps butter or margarine; 227 grams elbow macaroni, cooked; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 473 milliliters milk; 454 grams packages mushrooms, quartered; 1 mediums onion, chopped; 1 teaspoons pepper; 2 teaspoons salt, divided; 227 grams cups shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese, divided; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 237 milliliters whipping cream

Baked Macaroni with Spinach might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe makes 10 servings with 300 calories, 12g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of baby spinach, broccoli, elbow macaroni, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Toss macaroni with vegetable oil in a large bowl.

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Vegetable Oil

Macaroni

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Bowl

Cook broccoli with 1 teaspoon salt in boiling water to cover 2 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain.

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Water

Broccoli

Salt

Add broccoli and spinach to macaroni in bowl.

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Broccoli

Macaroni

Spinach

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Bowl

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add onion, and saut until tender.

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Butter

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Add mushrooms; cook 5 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Sprinkle with flour, stirring until blended. Gradually stir in milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 15 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

Add 1 1/2 cups cheese, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, whipping cream, pepper, and nutmeg, stirring until cheese melts. Stir into macaroni mixture; spoon into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.

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Whipping Cream