FAMILY-SIZE MAC ’N’ CHEESE

MAKES 8 SERVINGS HANDS-ON TIME 10 MINUTES TOTAL TIME 45 MINUTES 3 cups elbow macaroni or cavatappi 6 cups Big Batch Mac ’n’ Cheese Sauce (see recipe, page 118) 1 cup Herbed Bread Crumb Topping (see recipe below) Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease 10- to 12- cup casserole dish. In large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions until almost al dente: drain. Set aside.

Heat Big Batch Mac ’n’ Cheese Sauce in same pan over medium heat, stir-ring often, until warmed through, 3 to 5 minutes; stir in pasta. Scrape into prepared dish. Sprinkle with Herbed Bread Crumb Topping. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly, 15 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

PER SERVING about 549 cal, 24 g pro, 23 g total fat ( 13 g sat. fat), 62 g carb ( 3 g dietary fibre, 9 g sugar), 67 mg chol, 624 mg sodium, 308 mg potassium. % RDI: 42% calcium, 18% iron, 24% vit A, 2% vit C, 67% folate.