Lickety Split Alfredo Style Mac and Cheese Recipe
* Prep 25 min * Total55 min * Ingredients7 * Servings, EIGHT. Enjoy macaroni and cheese with a twist. broccoli and Progresso® bread crumbs come together in this meatless family dinner. ... - Ingredients 3cups uncooked elbow macaroni (12 oz) Save $ 1cup matchstick-cut or shredded carrots (from 10-oz bag) Save $ 1 bag (12 oz) frozen broccoli florets, thawed Save $ 2 containers (10 oz each) refrigerated Alfredo pasta sauce Save $ 3/4cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese (6 oz) Save $ 3/4cup Progresso panko crispy bread crumbs 3tablespoons butter or margarine, melted Steps Hide Images · 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. · 2. In 5-quart Dutch oven, heat 4 quarts water to boiling. Add macaroni; cook 4 minutes. Stir in carrots; cook 2 minutes longer or until tender. Drain. Return macaroni and carrots to Dutch oven. Stir in broccoli, Alfredo sauce and 1/2 cup of the cheese. Spoon into baking dish. · 3. In small bowl, mix bread crumbs, remaining 1/4 cup cheese and the butter; sprinkle evenly over casserole. · 4. Bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated and topping is golden. Expert Tips * For a smaller family, this recipe can easily be halved. Just divide all ingredients in half and assemble in an 11x7-inch (2-quart) baking dish. Or make the whole recipe and freeze the leftovers for another meal. Nutrition Information Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1 Serving Calories 600 Calories from Fat 310 % Daily Value Total Fat 34g 53% Saturated Fat 20g 102% Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 95mg 32% Sodium 840mg 35% Potassium 210mg 6% Total Carbohydrate 52g 17% Dietary Fiber 3g 15% Sugars 4g Protein 21g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 70% 70% Vitamin C 15% 15% Calcium 45% 45% Iron 10% 10% Exchanges: 3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 1/2 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat; Carbohydrate Choice 3 1/2 *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. More About This Recipe * Though pairing cheese and pasta together is hardly a new idea, how did macaroni and cheese become such a novelty in the United States? There are a few theories for this, but the most popular can be credited to Thomas Jefferson. Its said that when Thomas Jefferson was president, he tried a macaroni and cheese dish in Europe and liked it so much, that he famously served it at a state dinner when he returned home. Fast-forward to 1937, and Kraft Foods introduced a boxed version of macaroni and cheese (you know the one!) and it skyrocketed to fame thanks to its quick preparation time and cheap price. Though the blue box stuff is still incredibly popular today, mac and cheese is enjoying a creative resurgence, with chefs in restaurants and cooks at home putting their own homemade twists on the dish; baking it in a casserole dish, combining different types of cheeses, adding proteins and vegetables and even adding Alfredo sauce like in this tasty Lickety-Split Alfredo-Style Mac and Cheese are just a few of the delicious ways macaroni and cheese is getting a yummy makeover. Want to make more recipes like this Alfredo mac and cheese recipe at home? We have so many <https://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/dish-type/pasta/mac-and-cheese> mac and cheese recipes for you to try next. © 2018 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
