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Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1/2 c. flour
- 2 tsp dry mustard
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 5 1/2 c. whole lowfat milk
- 4 c. shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 lb ziti macaroni
- parmesan flavored bread crumbs
- tomato slices (optional)
Method
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cook ziti according to package directions; drain.
- In saucepan, heat butter over medium heat.
- Add in the dry mustard, salt and pepper and stir.
- Add the flour and continue stirring the mix till it becomes a "roux".
- (It should have a thick, paste-like consistency.)
- Add in the lowfat milk to the roux and continue stirring over medium low heat till the the mix becomes thick and bubbly.
- (It helps speed the process along if you hot the lowfat milk in the microwave first!)
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and add in the shredded cheese.
- Stir till the cheese is melted.
- Put ziti into baking dish or possibly casserole and top with the cheese mix.
- Stir to be sure ziti is coated with the cheese mix.
- Sprinkle bread crumbs over the top and add in tomato slices if you like.
- Bake in 375 oven till very slighly browned on top, about 30 to 45 min.
- Try mixing cheeses for variety -- part cheddar part monterey jack maybe?
