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Macaroni and cheese

 
Recipe: Macaroni and Cheese

Recipe origin: United States Great Lakes Region

Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil cooking spray
  • Water
  • ½ pound elbow macaroni
  • 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 6 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
  • 3 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup crushed croutons or cornflakes

Procedure

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Spray a 1-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
  3. Fill a large saucepan half full of water and bring to a boil.
  4. Add the macaroni to the boiling water.
  5. Cook until the macaroni is done, about 7 to 10 minutes.
  6. Drain macaroni in a colander, then return it to the saucepan and set aside.
  7. In another large saucepan, melt the butter or margarine on low heat.
  8. Whisk in the flour and cook until the mixture is bubbly, about 3 minutes.
  9. Do not brown.
  10. Slowly add the milk to the pan and stir with a wooden spoon, turning heat up to medium.
  11. Cook until mixture thickens then remove from heat.
  12. Add the cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, and salt to the pan and stir until cheese melts.
  13. Add the cheese sauce to the macaroni and mix well, coating the macaroni with the sauce.
  14. Place the macaroni and cheese into the baking dish and sprinkle the top with crushed croutons or cornflakes.
  15. for 25 to 30 minutes.

Serves 4 to 6.

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Nutritional Values: The Nutritional Value for: macaroni and cheese
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Description Quantity Energy
(calories)
Carbs
(grams)
Protein
(grams)
Cholesterol
(milligrams)
Weight
(grams)
Fat
(grams)
Saturated Fat
(grams)
canned 1 cup 230 26 9 24 240 10 4.7
home recipe 1 cup 430 40 17 44 200 22 9.8
WordNet: macaroni and cheese
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: macaroni in a cheese sauce


Wikipedia: Macaroni and cheese
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A plate of Kraft Dinner macaroni and cheese, served with tomatoes and sliced hotdogs.

Macaroni and cheese (also referred to as macaroni cheese in the United Kingdom and mac 'n' cheese in parts of the United States and Canada) was created to be a common casserole, similar to the British dish cauliflower cheese.

Packaged versions are available, consisting of boxed pasta and a cheese powder, to which are added butter (or margarine) and milk (or water). The best known of these is Kraft Dinner (Canada, where it is a genericized trademark and often simply called "KD")/Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (US) product. Extra ingredients, like ground beef, ketchup, jalapeños, sliced hot dogs, ham, bacon, tuna, tomatoes, broccoli, and other vegetables are sometimes incorporated into the dish. The product can be prepared in a microwave, baked in traditional oven, or cooked on a kitchen stove top.

While marketed towards children, it also appeals to adults- especially post-secondary students (and other young adults recently living on their own) due to its low cost and ease of preparation.[1]

History

Its popularity in the United States has been attributed to Thomas Jefferson serving it at a White House dinner in 1802, although a spontaneous and diffuse appearance of the dish is more likely.[2]

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