Basic Baked Mac And Cheese

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Straightforward mac n cheese made w/ a white sauce and using plain yogurt in the recipe and reserved cheese topping. i left out salt on this and let ea. Person add their own salt and extra pepper at the table. also, i freshly grate my nutmeg and use ny state cheddar. this is a starting point for mac and cheese. some embellish it with tomato, other cheeses, onion, green or sweet red peppers, buttered bread crumbs or cracker topping etc. i adapted it from now....your'e cooking" website."

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Steps

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Cook macaroni in salted water until done.

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Drain.

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Put into a med.

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Bowl.

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Preheat oven to 350 f.

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Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.

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Whisk in flour.

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Whisk over medium heat 2 minutes.

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Whisk in milk.

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Cook over med.

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Heat until thickened.

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Remove from heat.

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Whisk in spices.

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Stir in yogurt and 1 1 / 2 cups of shredded cheese.

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Pour over macaroni and mix together with a spoon.

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Pour into a small buttered casserole dish.

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Top with remaining 1 / 2 cup shredded cheese.

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Bake for 30 minutes.

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4 dinner servings or 6 side dish servings.

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Ingredients

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macaroni, butter, flour, milk, ground pepper, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, plain yogurt, sharp cheddar cheese