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- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 pound dried elbow macaroni or dried bow tie pasta (4 cups)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces fresh mushrooms,* sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups fresh baby spinach
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 1/4 cups crumbed blue cheese or Gorgonzola (5 ounces)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain. Return macaroni to pan; set aside.
2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet heat oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and brown, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in spinach.
3. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour, nutmeg, and pepper. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low. Add blue cheese; stir until cheese melts.
4. Add cheese mixture and mushroom mixture to macaroni; stir to combine. Spoon pasta mixture into prepared casserole. Sprinkle walnuts evenly over top.
5. Bake, uncovered, about 15 minutes or until heated through (160 degrees F).
- Use white, brown, or shiitake mushrooms, or try a combination. It is important not to crowd the skillet when cooking the mushrooms. They should become richly colored and a little crisp on the edges rather than steam in their juices.
- Servings Per Recipe 8,
- cal. (kcal) 415,
- Fat, total (g) 17,
- chol. (mg) 25,
- sat. fat (g) 7,
- carb. (g) 51,
- Monosaturated fat (g) 4,
- Polyunsaturated fat (g) 4,
- fiber (g) 4,
- sugar (g) 5,
- pro. (g) 16,
- vit. A (IU) 2041,
- vit. C (mg) 9,
- Thiamin (mg) 1,
- Riboflavin (mg) 1,
- Niacin (mg) 6,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 161,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- sodium (mg) 313,
- Potassium (mg) 383,
- calcium (mg) 202,
- iron (mg) 3,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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