Baked Smokin' Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Baked Smokin' Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter, melted; 2 Tbsps butter; 296 milliliters cornflakes cereal, crushed; 85 grams fat-free cream cheese, softened; 340 grams fat-free evaporated milk; 710 milliliters fat-free milk; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 113 grams cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper, divided; 454 grams uncooked cellentani (corkscrew) pasta; 1 teaspoons salt; 57 grams 1/2 cup shredded 1.5% reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese; 227 grams package chopped smoked ham

Baked Smokin' Macaroni and Cheese might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. One portion of this dish contains around 25g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 510 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. If you have evaporated milk, flour, cornflakes cereal, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the evaporated milk you could follow this main course with the Avocado Milkshake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. You can put away the pre packaged macaroni and cheese at the store.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Prepare cellentani pasta according to package directions.

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Pasta

Meanwhile, melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour; cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk and evaporated milk until smooth; cook, whisking constantly, 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.

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Evaporated Milk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Whisk

Dutch Oven

Whisk in Gouda cheese, next 3 ingredients, and 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper until smooth.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Gouda

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Whisk

Remove from heat, and stir in ham and pasta.

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Pasta

Ham

Pour pasta mixture into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Stir together crushed cereal, 1 Tbsp. melted butter, and remaining 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper; sprinkle over pasta mixture.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Cooking Spray

Butter

Cereal

Pasta

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Baking Pan

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly.

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Oven

Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Note: We tested with Barilla Cellentani pasta and Cabot 5% Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Cheese.

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Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Pasta

More Mac and Cheese, Please!

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Macaroni And Cheese

Pepper Jack Macaroni and Cheese: Substitute 1 1/2 cups 5% reduced-fat pepper Jack cheese for Gouda and Cheddar cheeses. Omit ground red pepper, if desired. Stir 1 (5-oz.) can chopped green chiles into pasta mixture.

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Diced Green Chiles

Macaroni And Cheese

Pepperjack Cheese

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Cheddar Cheese

Gouda

Pasta

Per serving (baked with topping): Calories 456; Fat 7g (sat 6g, mono 2g, poly 2g); Protein 6g; Carb 9g; Fiber 6g; Chol 44mg; Iron 3mg; Sodium 883mg; Calc 270mg

Sweet Pea-and-Prosciutto Macaroni and Cheese: Omit ham.

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Macaroni And Cheese

Prosciutto

Ham

Saute 2 oz. thin prosciutto slices, cut into thin strips, in a small skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes or until slightly browned. Stir prosciutto and 1 cup frozen sweet peas, thawed, into pasta mixture.

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Prosciutto

Pasta

Peas

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Frying Pan

Per serving (baked with topping): Calories 449; Fat 2g (sat 6g, mono 3g, poly 3g); Protein 9g; Carb 6g; Fiber 9g; Chol 39mg; Iron 3mg; Sodium 688mg; Calc 402mg

Pimiento Macaroni and Cheese: Substitute 1 1/2 cups 2% reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese for Gouda and Cheddar cheeses. Stir 1 (4-oz.) jar diced pimiento, drained, into pasta mixture.

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Cheddar Cheese

Macaroni And Cheese

Pimiento

Gouda

Pasta

Per serving (baked with topping): Calories 440; Fat 5g (sat 8g, mono 2g, poly 2g); Protein 4g; Carb 8g; Fiber 4g; Chol 40mg; Iron 2mg; Sodium 817mg; Calc 400mg

Ham-and-Broccoli Macaroni and Cheese: Stir 1 1/2 cups frozen broccoli florets, thawed and coarsely chopped, into pasta mixture.

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Macaroni And Cheese

Broccoli

Pasta

Ham

Per serving (baked with topping): Calories 459; Fat 1g (sat 8g, mono 3g, poly 3g); Protein 27g; Carb 7g; Fiber 5g; Chol 48mg; Iron 3mg; Sodium 850mg; Calc 402mg