Basic Baked Mac and Cheese

"Straightforward mac n cheese made w/ a white sauce and using plain yogurt in the recipe and reserved cheese topping. I left out salt on this and let ea. person add their own salt and extra pepper at the table. Also, I freshly grate my nutmeg and use NY State Cheddar. This is a starting point for mac and cheese. Some embellish it with tomato, other cheeses, onion, green or sweet red peppers, buttered bread crumbs or cracker topping etc. I adapted it from "Now....Your'e Cooking" website."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cook macaroni in salted water until done. Drain. Put into a med. bowl.
  • Preheat oven to 350º F.
  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Whisk over medium heat 2 minutes. Whisk in milk. Cook over med. heat until thickened.Remove from heat.
  • Whisk in spices. Stir in yogurt and 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese. Pour over macaroni and mix together with a spoon. Pour into a small buttered casserole dish. Top with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • 4 dinner servings or 6 side dish servings.

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Reviews

  1. This was a good mac and cheese dish. Very easy to make. There is a light tanginess from the yogurt. I made the recipe exactly as written, but I still prefer a mix of cheddar and Velveeta cheeses. Made for PAC Spring 2013.
     
  2. Great mac & cheese recipe! Took it to a Super Bowl party and the bowl was practically licked clean!
     
  3. Nothing basic about this mac-n-cheese - it's terrific! I liked the addition of the yogurt - made it nice and creamy with a bit of a zip. We enjoyed this as a great meat-free meal - thanks for posting your recipe! Made for Spring PAC 2009
     
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