Beef / Pork

April's Mac and Cheese Bake is for Dinner.

April's Mac and Cheese Bake takes 15 minutes to prepare.

April's Mac and Cheese Bake takes 15 minutes to cook.

April's Mac and Cheese Bake makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for April's Mac and Cheese Bake are:

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Light Spread (Soft), 1 Tbsp, 3 serving (remove)
*Flour, white, .2 cup (remove)
*Philadelphia Light cream cheese, 4 tbsp (remove)
Fat free half and half, .5 cup (remove)
*chicken Bullion Sodium Free, .3 cup (remove)
Cheddar Cheese, 1 cup, shredded (remove)
Mozzarella Cheese, part skim milk, 3 oz (remove)
Salt, .5 tsp (remove)
*Dry Mustard, 1 tsp (remove)
Pepper, red or cayenne, .5 tsp (remove)
Nutmeg, ground, .25 tsp (remove)
*Pasta, whole wheat elbows, 4 oz (remove)
**Dynasty Japanese Style Bread Crumbs, Panko, .25 cup (remove)
Ham, extra lean, (5% fat), 1.5 cup, diced (remove)

Here is how you make April's Mac and Cheese Bake:

melt "butter" in sauce pan, add flour and cook 2 minutes. slowly add liquid (bullion half and half) do not let it boil. add in cream cheese stir until melted. add in other cheese cook until melted add in ham and spices remove from heat. When maccaroni is cooked through mix cheese sauce with maccaroni (don't forget to drain noodles). Spray a baking dish with PAM and pour the mixture into it. Sprinkle the panko on top. (you may want to spray with I can't believe it's not butter to help it brown) put the pan into a preheated oven set at 350 until brown about 15 minutes and serveNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HUNNYBLOSOM.

The nutritional information for April's Mac and Cheese Bake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 302.1

• Total Fat: 14.6 g
• Cholesterol: 49.9 mg
• Sodium: 992.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 22.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 19.0 g