Quick Cheeseburger Mac

Servings

Serving size

about 1 cup

COOKING TIME

30 Minutes

This recipe can be multiplied by 2 or 3 and makes good leftovers.

Serve with Lemon Butter Brussels Sprouts or Cole Slaw or Healthy Caesar Salad or Minted Carrots or Minted Carrots – Low Sodium Version or Creamed Spinach or Creamed Spinach – Low Sodium Version

Serve with Caesar Salad or Cole Slaw or Sauteed Spinach

Ingredients

16 ounces 95/5 Ground beef

1 1/2 Cups Water

8 ounce Whole Wheat Elbows

5 fluid ounces 2% milk (divided)

3 tsp. Enriched all purpose white flour

2/3 cup, shredded Reduced fat cheddar cheese (shredded)

1/4 tsp. Paprika

1/2 tsp. Ground mustard

1/8 tsp. Cayenne pepper (or to taste)

1/4 cup Low sodium ketchup

Instructions

In a large skillet, brown the ground beef, drain well and set aside.

Wipe out the pan and add the elbow macaroni and the water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover. Cook approximately 8 minutes, or until al dente, stirring frequently until all the water is absorbed.

While the macaroni is cooking, mix together 2 Tbs. of the milk with the flour in a small bowl.

Warm the remainder of the milk in a saucepan and add the flour mixture, then cook over low heat, whisking frequently until the mixture thickens.

Add the cheese and stir well until it is completely melted and then add the paprika, dry mustard and cayenne.

Add the catsup, cheese mixture, and cooked beef to the macaroni, stirring well. Serve.

Serve this recipe with one of these vegetable side dishes.

Caesar Salad

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Cole Slaw

Place celery seed, flour, dry mustard, granulated sugar, egg yolk, cayenne pepper, salt and milk in a blender. Blend on low while slowly adding the vinegar. Transfer contents of blender to a sauce pan and heat over high heat, whisking continuously. As the sauce heats, check the temperature with a…

Sauteed Spinach

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