Looking for a delicious meal using 3-color pasta and cheese? Then check out this great dinner recipe.
Three-Color Macaroni and Cheese
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 13
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 9 oz. (3 cups) uncooked tricolor rotini (spiral pasta)
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 4 oz. (1 cup) shredded Cheddar cheese
- 4 oz. (1 cup) shredded natural Swiss cheese
- 1 medium tomato, chopped, drained
- 1/4 cup unseasoned dry bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon margarine or butter, melted
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In large saucepan, cook macaroni to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain; rinse with hot water. Set aside.
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Step2In same saucepan, melt 1/4 cup margarine. Stir in flour, salt and pepper; cook until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Gradually add milk; stir in mustard and hot pepper sauce. Cook until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly.
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Step3Add cheeses, stirring until melted. Carefully stir in tomato and cooked macaroni. Spoon into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Combine bread crumbs and melted margarine; mix well. Sprinkle evenly over top.
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Step4Bake at 375°F. for 20 minutes or until bubbly.
Nutrition
720
Calories
36g
Total Fat
30g
Protein
69g
Total Carbohydrate
11g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 1/2 Cups
- Calories
- 720
- Calories from Fat
- 320
- Total Fat
- 36g
- 55%
- Saturated Fat
- 16g
- 80%
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 22%
- Sodium
- 870mg
- 36%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 69g
- 23%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 11g
- Protein
- 30g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 35%
- 35%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 70%
- 70%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
4 1/2 Starch; 4 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
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