Ingredients
Mac and Cheese
- 1 cup Broccoli chopped into bite-sized florets
- 4 oz Cavatappi pasta (or your choice of pasta)
- 4 All beef hot dogs sliced
- 2 TBSP Lemon juice
- ¼ tsp Baking soda
- ⅙ cup Milk
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 TBSP Butter
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Homemade Lemonade
- 16 oz Water cold
- 1 cup Lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 2 TBSP Granulated sugar (adjust to taste)
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch the broccoli until tender. Then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. (Use boiling water to cook the pasta, too.)
- Cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Drain well.
- Heat a nonstick pan on medium heat. Once hot, saute the hotdogs to golden brown on the outside.
- In a saucepan, mix lemon juice and baking soda. The mixture will bubble and react. Wait until the reaction dies down, and then taste-test. If not sour, it is ready to use. (There will still be a faint lemony taste, but no sourness.) Heat over medium heat and add in the milk. Add the cheese and melt, stirring, until creamy. Add butter and salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in the pasta until it is fully coated with the cheese sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste before serving. Stir in the broccoli and hotdogs.
- Combine the ingredients for the homemade lemonade. Add ice if desired.
- Portion mac and cheese and serve with homemade lemonade.
Nutrition
Calories: 817kcal | Carbohydrates: 86g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 1205mg | Potassium: 614mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 1056IU | Vitamin C: 92mg | Calcium: 495mg | Iron: 3mg
Macaroni and Cheese
Ingredients
Mac and Cheese
- 1 cup Broccoli chopped into bite-sized florets
- 4 oz Cavatappi pasta (or your choice of pasta)
- 4 All beef hot dogs sliced
- 2 TBSP Lemon juice
- ¼ tsp Baking soda
- ⅙ cup Milk
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 TBSP Butter
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Homemade Lemonade
- 16 oz Water cold
- 1 cup Lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 2 TBSP Granulated sugar (adjust to taste)
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch the broccoli until tender. Then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. (Use boiling water to cook the pasta, too.)
- Cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Drain well.
- Heat a nonstick pan on medium heat. Once hot, saute the hotdogs to golden brown on the outside.
- In a saucepan, mix lemon juice and baking soda. The mixture will bubble and react. Wait until the reaction dies down, and then taste-test. If not sour, it is ready to use. (There will still be a faint lemony taste, but no sourness.) Heat over medium heat and add in the milk. Add the cheese and melt, stirring, until creamy. Add butter and salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in the pasta until it is fully coated with the cheese sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste before serving. Stir in the broccoli and hotdogs.
- Combine the ingredients for the homemade lemonade. Add ice if desired.
- Portion mac and cheese and serve with homemade lemonade.
Nutrition
Calories: 817kcalCarbohydrates: 86gProtein: 33gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 1205mgPotassium: 614mgFiber: 3gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 1056IUVitamin C: 92mgCalcium: 495mgIron: 3mg
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