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== Description ==
Contributed by [http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends/ Healthy Recipes for diabetic Friends Y-Group]
* [http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/diabetesrecipes/recipe.cfm?recipe=Lower-Fat%20Macaroni%20and%20Cheese Original recipe]
* Total time: 1 hour | Preparation time: 30 minutes
* Servings per Recipe: 8

== Ingredients ==
* 2 cups uncooked [[macaroni]]
* 2 tablespoons reduced-fat [[margarine]]
* 2 tablespoons [[cornstarch]]
* 1 cup [[skim milk]]
* 1 cup [[evaporated milk|evaporated skim milk]]
* ½ cup reduced-fat [[cheddar]] cheese, shredded
* 1 cup part-skim [[mozzarella]] cheese, shredded
* [[cooking spray]] 

== Procedures ==
# Preheat oven to 350°F.
# Prepare macaroni according to package directions in the large saucepan.
# Drain in colander.
# To make cheese sauce, melt margarine in medium-sized saucepan.
# Mix cornstarch well into cold skim milk.
# Add skim milk and evaporated skim milk to margarine.
# Heat sauce over medium heat, stirring constantly.
# When the sauce thickens, remove from heat and add shredded cheese.
# Mix drained macaroni with sauce.
# Put in casserole dish sprayed with non-stick spray.
# Bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 350°F.

== Nutritional information ==
Per serving: 
* Calories 207 | Calories from Fat 22 | Total Fat 5g | Cholesterol 17 mg | Sodium 185 mg | Carbohydrate 27g | Dietary Fiber 1g | Protein 12g
* Exchanges: 1 lean meat | 1 non-fat milk | 1 starch 
* Carbohydrate Units 2 

==References==
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[[Category:Diabetic-Friendly Recipes]]
[[Category:Macaroni and cheese Recipes]]
[[Category:Macaroni Recipes]]
[[Category:Non-fat milk Recipes]]
[[Category:Evaporated milk Recipes]]
[[Category:Cheddar Recipes]]
[[Category:Mozzarella Recipes]]