Macaroni with White Sauce

Macaroni is baked with a tomato-ground beef mixture, mozzarella cheese and a creamy white sauce.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 536 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups milk
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• salt to taste
• 1 large onion, chopped
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cubes chicken bouillon
• ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 ½ (16 ounce) packages uncooked elbow macaroni
• 1 ¾ pounds ground beef

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

Step 2

Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

Step 3

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, 1 tablespoon oil and bouillon cubes, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

Step 4

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet. Saute onion until golden and add ground beef. Cook over medium heat until evenly brown. Stir in tomato paste, salt and pepper; simmer over low heat until heated through.

Step 5

Heat 1/4 cup oil in a deep saucepan; stir in flour, then milk. Cook over medium-low heat until sauce thickens; stir in salt and white pepper. Pour half of the sauce over the cooked macaroni and stir in mozzarella cheese. Spoon half of the macaroni into prepared dish and top with ground beef mixture. Spoon the remaining macaroni over the ground beef, and top with remaining white sauce.