1 package ( 7 ounces)macaroni
shells
Cheese Sauce ( below)
2 TBLS sliced green onions
with tops
2 TBLS chopped red ball
pepper
Cook macaroni as directed
on box. Drain.
Prepare the cheese sauce
in a 3-quart saucepan. Stir
macaroni, onions, and bell
pepper into sauce.
cook, stirring constantly,
until heated through.
Sauce:
1 TBLS margarine
2 TBLS all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/8 tsp pepper
1 cup skim milk
1 cup shredded lowfat Cheddar
Cheese (4 ounces)
Heat margarine in 1 1/2 -qt.
nonstick saucepan over low heat.
Stir in flour, salt, mustard
and pepper.Cook over low heat,
stirring constantly, until
margarine is absorbed; remove from heat.
Gradually stir in milk.
Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
Boil and stir 1 minute.
Stir in cheese until melted.
Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts per serving:
265 calories, 4 g unsaturated
fat, 4 g saturated fat, 1 mg cholesterol,
12 g protein, 36 g carbohydrate,200
mg sodium.
