MAC 'N' CHEESE FOR A BUNCH

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I've seen OAMC recipes for macaroni and cheese that were geared more for huge crowds...I even saw one once for 200 people! Personally, that's a bit much for my OAMC needs, LOL...Then one day, I'm thumbing through an old issue of Taste of Home magazine from April May 2007 and I found a simple, far more reasonably sized OAMC recipe for macaroni and cheese which I tweaked to lower the fat content slightly...So here it is for safekeeping and future use!

Provided by CookinwithGas

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h

Yield 36 one cup servings, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 (16 ounce) packages elbow macaroni (Ronzoni Whole Wheat pasta)
1 (7 ounce) package elbow macaroni (Ronzoni Whole Wheat pasta)
1 1/4 cups unsalted butter, divided
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt (optional)
3 quarts 1% low-fat milk
3 lbs low-fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 1/2 cups dry breadcrumbs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F; Grease three 13X9 baking pans.
  • Cook all the macaroni per package directions and drain.
  • While the macaroni cooks, in a large soup kettle melt 1 cup of the butter; then stir in flour and salt until smooth.
  • Gradually stir in milk and slowly bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened.
  • Reduce heat and add the cheese, stirring until melted; stir well-drained macaroni into sauce.
  • Divide the mixture equally among the 3 greased baking pans; melt the remaining butter and mix with the bread crumbs.
  • Sprinkle the buttered bread crumbs equally over the top of the macaroni and cheese mixture in the 3 baking pans.
  • Bake, uncovered in the preheated oven for approximately 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.
  • NOTE: this needn't be limited to macaroni; use rotini or penne rigati.

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