Old-Fashioned Mac and Cheese

Vegetarian
Health score
5%
Old-Fashioned Mac and Cheese
65 min.
8
391kcal

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Looking for a comforting and delicious vegetarian recipe that can serve as a side dish, lunch, main course, or main dish? Look no further! This Old-Fashioned Mac and Cheese is a classic recipe that will satisfy your cravings without any meat. It's easy to make, and it's ready in just 65 minutes, making it perfect for a quick meal or a dinner party. Each serving contains 391 calories, with a balanced breakdown of macronutrients: 16.96% protein, 50.46% fat, and 32.58% carbs.

To make this mouth-watering dish, you'll need a few simple ingredients: butter, elbow macaroni, all-purpose flour, milk, minced onion, processed cheese food, shredded Cheddar cheese, shredded Swiss cheese, and some salt and pepper to taste. You'll also need a saucepan, an oven, and a baking pan.

Get ready to indulge in a creamy, cheesy, and flavorful mac and cheese that will remind you of grandma's cooking. The recipe involves cooking the macaroni and making a white sauce with butter, flour, and milk, then layering the macaroni with the cheeses, onion, and seasoning in a baking dish, and pouring the white sauce over it. Finally, bake it in the oven until it's golden and bubbly. Serve it hot, and enjoy!

Ingredients

  • tablespoons butter 
  • cups elbow macaroni uncooked
  • tablespoons flour all-purpose
  • cups milk 
  • 0.3  onion minced
  • 0.3 pound processed cheese food 
  • servings salt and pepper to taste
  • 0.3 pound cheddar cheese shredded
  • 0.3 pound swiss cheese shredded

Equipment

  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • baking pan

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Prepare the elbow macaroni according to package directions.
  3. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Stir in the flour until a cream colored paste forms. Then pour in the milk and stir constantly until this comes to a hard boil, then stir for 1 more minute.
  4. Remove from heat and set aside.
  5. When the macaroni is cooked, spread 1/2 of it into the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Then layer 1/2 of the grated onion, 1/2 of the salt and pepper and 1/2 of each of the cheeses. Repeat this one more time: macaroni, onion, salt and pepper and cheeses, and then pour the reserved white sauce over all. Top off with small pats of butter to taste.
  6. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories391kcal
Protein16.96%
Fat50.46%
Carbs32.58%

Properties

Glycemic Index
33.88
Glycemic Load
2.48
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
12.20260874344%

Flavonoids

Isorhamnetin
0.17mg
Kaempferol
0.02mg
Quercetin
0.7mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:390.97kcal
19.55%
Fat:21.9g
33.69%
Saturated Fat:12.69g
79.34%
Carbohydrates:31.81g
10.6%
Net Carbohydrates:30.58g
11.12%
Sugar:4.39g
4.88%
Cholesterol:63.9mg
21.3%
Sodium:620.04mg
26.96%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:16.56g
33.11%
Selenium:35.14µg
50.21%
Calcium:459.75mg
45.97%
Phosphorus:369.61mg
36.96%
Vitamin B12:1.13µg
18.87%
Manganese:0.35mg
17.45%
Vitamin B2:0.26mg
15.08%
Zinc:2.26mg
15.08%
Vitamin A:667.45IU
13.35%
Magnesium:38.96mg
9.74%
Potassium:217.98mg
6.23%
Copper:0.12mg
6.19%
Vitamin B1:0.09mg
6.01%
Vitamin B6:0.12mg
5.97%
Vitamin B5:0.57mg
5.75%
Vitamin D:0.84µg
5.61%
Fiber:1.23g
4.92%
Vitamin B3:0.8mg
4.02%
Folate:15.98µg
4%
Iron:0.68mg
3.79%
Vitamin E:0.54mg
3.59%
Vitamin K:1.63µg
1.56%
Source:Allrecipes