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Family Style Mac & Cheese

By: Carnation Canada 
"Lots of Parmesan and Cheddar cheese plus evaporated milk make a creamy and delicious mac and cheese."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (9)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound short pasta, cooked as per package directions
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons Robin Hood® All Purpose Flour
  • 3 cups Regular, 2% or Fat Free Carnation® Evaporated Milk
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 4 cups grated Cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. Combine breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese in a small bowl. Reserve.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 13 (3 L) baking dish.
  3. Melt butter in medium saucepan, add flour and cook over low heat stirring for 1-2 minutes. Whisk in milk and salt. Bring to a boil, lower heat and cook for 5 minutes. Add 3 cups (750 mL) of Cheddar cheese, stirring until melted. Stir mixture into pasta. Pour into prepared dish.
  4. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese, cover with breadcrumb mixture.
  5. Bake in preheated oven 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling.

Footnotes

  • Variations:
  • Saute 3 cups (750 mL) Europe's Best® Mediterranean Diced Delite® frozen vegetables in 2 tbsp (30 mL) Crisco® Canola or Vegetable Oil for 3-5 minutes. Add 1/4-1/2 tsp (1-2 mL) chili flakes, 1 tsp (5 mL) salt and 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper. Fold into mixture before baking.
  • Replace cheddar cheese with 2 cups (500 mL) fontina, 1 cup (250 mL) brie and 1 cup (250 mL) gorgonzola. Use any combination of cheese you like, just make sure you have 4 cups (1 L).

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 786 | Total Fat: 44g | Cholesterol: 137mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2009 by Belle53540   view full review
I used an entire can and could probably have used more to make the sauce even smoother. Other...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2009 by karalynweed   view full review
really good but i think it would be a bit better if the cheese sauce was actually saucier. it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2010 by sachico88   view full review
If you like more creamy, saucy mac and cheese I would not do the entire oven part, no...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2009 by Squish   view full review
This was so yummy! The cheese was creamy and delicious. The only thing ill change next time is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2009 by Krystina   view full review
This recipe was pretty easy and tasted good...just wished it was more cheesy. It did remind me...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2009 by crisskarr   view full review
This was good. I added some smoked turkey sausage. Will make again with a little tweaking.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on May 24, 2010 by jennasue10   view full review
Please dont ever put breadcrumbs on mac and cheese, it ruins the whole thing! other than that...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2010 by mom4health   view full review
excellent... even with lowfat milk a SURE hit for my family... I also used Panka breadcrumbs
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2010 by KIDSINTHE   view full review
Loved it! Made it with both of my Home-ec classes. Easy to make and to tweak it and make it...

 

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