Mac N' Cheese (Ww)

Submitted by ellie_

"We enjoyed this mac n' cheese -- but I really like that it is prepared in individual serving dishes so I don't over estimate or under estimate my serving -- that way I know I only had 5 pts worth of mac n' cheese! Recipe source: Weight Watchers Magazine"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb whole wheat elbow macaroni
• 3 tablespoons light butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups nonfat milk (we use 1 % milk)
• 2 cups low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1⁄3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
• 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs, dried (I used Panko Japanese bread crumbs)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray 8 (8 oz) baking dishes (I used custard cups) with Pam and place dishes on a large cookie sheet.
3. Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain.
4. In a large saucepan melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Stir in onion and cook for about 5 minutes or until softened.
5. Stir in flour cook for another minute, stirring occasionally.
6. Whisk in milk. Increase heat and cook whisking occasionally until thickened (3-5 minutes).
7. Whisk in cheeses, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until cheese melts (1 minute or so). Remove from heat.
8. Stir in macaroni and tomatoes.
9. Divide mixture among baking dishes.
10. Melt remaining butter (1 TB) in pan over medium heat, add bread crumbs and stir until coated (1 minute). Sprinkle bread crumbs over the mac n cheese.
11. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until casseroles are bubbling.

Reviews

[Noo8820]

Mmmm-yummy. I loved the inclusion of the parmesan in this recipe,it gave it a really lovely depth of flavour. Unfortunately,I forgot to add the tomatoes,but it certainly didn't affect our enjoyment of this dish-plates were scraped clean! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Sydney Mike]

Made this with the intention of keeping it here for the 2 of us, but my good intentions got the better of me, & we shared it with our mac-&-cheese loving neighbors! & I found this to be a very nice twist on the usual M-&-Cs, what with the whole wheat macaroni & the whole-grain breadcrumbs that I used on top! A recipt to keep, for sure! [Recipenapped & made in the Vegetarian/Vegan Recipe Swap 22]