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Featured Wisconsin Cheeses: Muenster

ByPeanut Butter Fingers

What food says home and comfort like mac and cheese? The creamy, gooey, delicious cheese, coupled with the doughy pasta elicits a feeling of calm coziness.

When I set out to make macaroni and cheese for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, I wanted to stay true to the healthy-living nature of my blog and create a recipe that was both healthy and delicious. By incorporating spinach and green onions into the macaroni and cheese, this recipe packs a nutritional punch, but still has that creamy indulgent taste we all love.

Creamy Muenster Mac with Spinach
Serves 4

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1/4 cup green onions, minced
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup chopped Wisconsin Muenster Cheese
1/3 cup grated Wisconsin Parmesan Cheese
2 cups chopped fresh spinach
4 cups cooked elbow macaroni (approximately 2 cups uncooked)
1/2 cup Italian or plain breadcrumbs

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, adding garlic and onions.
After one minute, add flour, stirring continually. Whisk in milk, salt and pepper, bringing mixture to a boil.

Allow to boil while whisking for approximately 2 minutes, until sauce is thickened. Lower heat and add
Muenster Cheese and Parmesan, stirring constantly until cheese is fully melted and mixed. Add spinach
and cooked macaroni to cheese mixture, stir until pasta is fully coated in cheese sauce.

Spray 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray. Pour macaroni into casserole dish and top with breadcrumbs.

Bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool for five minutes and enjoy!

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6 Responses to “Creamy Muenster Mac with Spinach”

  1. Amanda - Small Home Big Start says:
    February 21, 2011 at 10:26 am

    What a great healthy twist on a comfort food classic! I’m adding muenster cheese to this week’s grocery list!

  2. Laura @ prettylittlewords says:
    February 21, 2011 at 10:44 am

    So glad this is finally up! Thanks for the awesome creation, Julie! :)

  3. Lindz @ Happy or Hungry says:
    February 21, 2011 at 11:55 am

    This looks awesome! Can’t wait to try it.

  4. Granny Bowling « says:
    February 27, 2011 at 9:56 pm

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  5. Heather says:
    March 3, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    Can’t wait to try this out at my daughter’s upcoming birthday party!

  6. Jaime Hangartner says:
    November 13, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    Greetings. I think there is an issue with your links. I hope you’ll be able to repair it!

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