Mac And Cheese Florentine

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• bread
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• cooking spray
• 1 cup thinly sliced onion
• 1 cup frozen chopped spinach leaves, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups nonfat milk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup about 1 1/2 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 cups hot cooked elbow macaroni (about 1 cup uncooked)

Recipe

• 1 place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs measure 1/4 cup. combine breadcrumbs and butter, stirring to coat.
• 2 preheat broiler.
• 3 heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. coat pan with cooking spray.
• 4 add onion; sauté 3 minutes or until tender. add spinach, juice, nutmeg, and garlic; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. combine milk and flour, stirring well with a whisk.
• 5 gradually add milk mixture to spinach mixture, stirring constantly; bring to a boil. add cheese, salt, and pepper; cook 30 seconds or until cheese melts, stirring constantly.
• 6 remove from heat, and stir in pasta. spoon the mixture into a 1-quart soufflé dish coated with cooking spray. top evenly with breadcrumb mixture.
• 7 broil for 3 minutes or until lightly browned.