Vegetarian

Mac N Cheese, DC style is for Dinner.

Mac N Cheese, DC style takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Mac N Cheese, DC style takes 40 minutes to cook.

Mac N Cheese, DC style makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Mac N Cheese, DC style are:

*Earth Balance Organic Buttery Spread, 6 tbsp, divided into 2 tbsp. and 4 tbsp.
*Ian's Whole Wheat Panko Bread Crumbs, 4 serving
(1 C.)
Cheddar, Lite Sharp Celtic, *Trader Joe's, 6 oz, divided into 2 oz. coarsely grated and 4 oz. coarsely grated
Cheddar Cheese, 4 oz, coarsely grated
Cheese, Parmasean/Romano 1/4 cup, shredded
Rice flour, brown, .25 cup
Heavy Whipping Cream, .75 cup, whipped
Fat free half and half, 1.75 cup
Brown Rice Penne Pasta, Organic, *Trader Joe's, 8 cup
Salt, 1 tsp
Pepper, black, .5 tsp
Pan spray

Here is how you make Mac N Cheese, DC style:

Topping: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.Melt 2tbsp. butter(y spread). Stir together with panko bread crumbs, 2. oz shredded lite cheddar and 1/4 C. Parmasean in small bowl. Set aside.Sauce and macaroni:Put 4 quarts of water and 2 tbsp. water on stove to boil. Meanwhile, melt 4 tbsp. butter(y spread) over medium-low heat in quart pan. Stir in brown rice flour. Cook roux, stirring, 3 minutes. Whisk in cream and half n half. Bring to a boil, whisking regularly. (When macaroni water boils, pour in a whole package of TJ's brown rice penne pasta to cook.) When milk sauce boils, simmer for 3 more minutes. Add remaining shredded lite cheddar, 4 oz. shredded sharp cheddar, 1/4 C. parmasean/romano, pinch of Himalayan pink salt and the pepper. Stir until cheese melt together with the cream sauce. Remove from heat. When pasta is al dente, remove from heat. Retain 1/4 C. of the pasta water and drain the pasta. Put the pasta back in it's cooking pan and pour on the cheese sauce. Fold until the sauce is spread evenly over the pasta. Pour the mac n cheese into a large shallow pan that has been sprayed with pan spray. (I used one 6x10 oblong and one 8x 14 oblong glass pyrex pans because I like crunchy mac n cheese.) Spread the pre-made panko mixture over the top of the mac n cheese. Cook 25-35 minutes (remove smaller pan at 25 minutes and cook the larger one 10 more minutes.) Serving Size: Make 10 servings.Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MSORANGEBLOSSOM.

The nutritional information for Mac N Cheese, DC style is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 433.8

• Total Fat: 19.3 g
• Cholesterol: 38.1 mg
• Sodium: 669.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 49.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
• Protein: 16.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Mac N Cheese, DC style is Vegetarian