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Mom's Mac and Cheese Sauce takes several minutes to prepare.

Mom's Mac and Cheese Sauce takes several minutes to cook.

Mom's Mac and Cheese Sauce makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Mom's Mac and Cheese Sauce are:

1/4 cup Butter
3 cloves garlic, smashed
2/3 cup flour
4 cups milk
1 12 ounce can unsweetened evaporated milk, or increase regular milk by 1 1/2 cups
4 cups reduced fat aged cheddar cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
a dash or two of salt

Here is how you make Mom's Mac and Cheese Sauce:

1) in LARGE sauce pan melt butter.2) add garlic cloves and simmer till you can smell it, remove cloves and reserve3) slowly add in flour, whisking till smooth thick paste, then crumbly, continue to cook a bit more to get some browning flavour. At this point you can add some white wine if you like for a more adult version, just wisk till thick paste again. 4) add milk 2 cups at a time wisking till thick and mixed.5) add evaporated milk, or for a lighter version the plain milk (I used 2%) Wisk till thick again. 6) add mustard, paprika, cyenne pepper, salt and pepper (it mixes better this way but if you forget you can add it later to taste)7) add in cheese (can be subed for any kind but cheddar is a nice SHARP flavour) stir till melted and mixed. 8) taste and season as neededServing Size: 8-12 depending on tasteNumber of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KALIKA13.

The nutritional information for Mom's Mac and Cheese Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 245.6

• Total Fat: 10.4 g
• Cholesterol: 31.4 mg
• Sodium: 521.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
• Protein: 19.3 g