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Better for you Macaroni and Cheese takes several minutes to prepare.

Better for you Macaroni and Cheese takes several minutes to cook.

Better for you Macaroni and Cheese makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Better for you Macaroni and Cheese are:

1 cup, pureed Butternut Squash
.5 cup Carnation 2% lowfat evaporated milk
.25 cup Milk, 1% (give or take)
1 tsp Wheat flour, white
.5 tbsp Butter, unsalted
1 cup, shredded Cheddar Cheese
.5 cup Monterey Jack Cheese shredded
1 cup dry Elbow Macaroni Noodles

Here is how you make Better for you Macaroni and Cheese:

Put your noodles on to cook however you cook them.Preheat oven to 400 degrees.In a pan, melt butter and add flour until it is nice and golden. You are making a rue. Add your milk and cook until thickened and combined. Then add the squash. If it looks too thick, you can add more milk. Turn off heat and then add your cheese. Toss the noodles (reserving some cooking water) with the cheese mixture. Again if it is not a little loose, add reserved cooking water. Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. You can add breadcrumbs to the top. Or you could even add broccoli to the noodles as they cook and then some chopped ham and as you toss and have a complete meal. Have fun and enjoy! Serving Size:?as is 6 servings but you could stretch it

The nutritional information for Better for you Macaroni and Cheese is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 234.0

• Total Fat: 10.4 g
• Cholesterol: 34.4 mg
• Sodium: 196.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
• Protein: 11.6 g