Lite Macaroni & Cheese

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 cups nonfat milk
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1/2 cup evaporated skim milk
• 12 ounces low-fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 8 ounces elbow macaroni, cooked and drained

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, over low heat, melt butter. add flour; stir with a wooden spoon 3 minutes or until sauce is frothy and taste of flour is gone.
• 2 gradually whisk in the milk and continue heating until sauce is just at the boiling point. turn down the heat; let simmer a few minutes.
• 3 add pepper and hot suauce but, don't use sauce too sparingly as it helps to bring out the taste of the cheese.
• 4 stir in the evaporated milk; simmer briefly or until the flavors are blended.
• 5 stir 3/4 of the cheese into the simmering sauce and stirring until melted. combine cheese sauce with the cooked macaroni and pour into a 9 x 13 baking dish. sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
• 6 bake at 350 for 30 mintues.