Macaroni-and-Cheese Florentine

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 10 oz pkt spinach frozen thawed drained
• 1 Dash ground pepper red
• 2 cups milk 2% reduced-fat
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 16 oz blocks sharp cheddar cheese shredded 2% reduced-fat
• 1 oz grain breadcrumbs whole white soft
• 8 oz elbow macaroni whole wheat

Equipment

• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Prepare macaroni according to package directions, omitting salt and butter; drain well.
2. Place milk and next 4 ingredients in a quart jar; cover tightly, and shake vigorously 1 minute. Stir together milk mixture, cheese, spinach, and macaroni.
3. Pour macaroni mixture into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with butter-flavored cooking spray.
4. Sprinkle evenly with breadcrumbs; lightly coat breadcrumbs with cooking spray.
5. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Note: For testing purposes, we used Barilla Plus pasta and Sara Lee Soft & Smooth Whole Grain White Bread.