Three-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

Keep a close eye on the flour while it cooks so it doesn’t burn. For a weeknight supper, bake the macaroni in an 8-inch square baking dish for 35 minutes.

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil

  • 1 cup finely chopped onion (about 1 medium)

  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

  • 1 garlic clove, minced

  • 1½ cups 1% low-fat milk

  • 1 bay leaf

  • ½ cup (2 ounces) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

  • ¾ cup (3 ounces) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, divided

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (about 8 ounces)

  • Cooking spray

  • ⅔ cup (about 2½ ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

  • ⅔ cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)

  • ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion to pan; cook 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add flour and garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in milk and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly with a whisk. Add Gorgonzola, ½ cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, and salt; stir until cheeses melt. Discard bay leaf.

  • 2. Preheat oven to 375°.

  • 3. Cook pasta in boiling water 5 minutes or until almost tender, omitting salt and fat; drain well. Add pasta to cheese mixture, stirring well. Place about ½ cup pasta mixture into each of 6 (1-cup) ramekins coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with mozzarella. Top evenly with remaining pasta mixture. Combine remaining ¼ cup Parmigiano-Reggiano and panko; sprinkle evenly over pasta mixture. Spray lightly with cooking spray; sprinkle with black pepper. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until heated.

  • Yield

  • 6 servings (serving size: about 1 ramekin)

Three-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese photo
notes:

Nutritional Information CALORIES 321(28% from fat); FAT 9.9g (sat 5.6g,mono 2.3g,poly 0.9g); IRON 1.5mg; CHOLESTEROL 26mg; CALCIUM 332mg; CARBOHYDRATE 40.8g; SODIUM 487mg; PROTEIN 17.4g; FIBER 2.4g

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