Mac and Cheese
Centralia Elementary School District
Mac and Cheese
Centralia ESD Culinary Center Team
Same Day or
Advance Prep
Prep to Serve Time
Yield
Serving Size
3/4 cup (one No. 8 scoop + one No. 16 scoop) of macaroni and
cheese (9.5 oz)
One day advance
Per 50
Servings
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 1 hour
50 ovenable trays
Temperature
at Service
Per 100
Servings
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 1 hour
100 ovenable trays
Hot
50 Servings
AP = As Purchased
Ingredients
Weight
Water
Measure
100 Servings
AP = As Purchased
Weight
3 gal
Measure
6 gal
Key: USDA = USDA Foods, gal = gallons, qt = quarts, cup = cups,
Tbsp = tablespoons, tsp = teaspoons, " = inches, No. = number
Directions:
Include Critical Control Points (CCP)
1. Bring water to a boil in 22-qt stock pot.
Pasta, macaroni, elbow, whole
grain-rich, dry
4 lb 7-1/4
oz
8 lb
14-1/2 oz
2. Pour dry macaroni into boiling water, cook 8 minutes. Remove macaroni from boiling
water, shock in ice water immediately. After 1 minute, drain the pasta.
CCP: Hold at or 41° F or lower.
Butter, unsalted
13-1/4 oz
1 lb
10-1/2 oz
To Prepare Cheese Sauce:
Flour, all-purpose
13-1/4 oz
1 lb
10-1/2 oz
3. On low heat, melt butter in 12-quart stock pot.
Salt, kosher
1 Tbsp 1
tsp
2 Tbsp 2
tsp
4. Slowly add flour to melted butter to make a roux. Cook roux over medium heat for 10
minutes. Remove roux from pot, set aside.
Pepper, white, ground
3/4 tsp
1-1/2 tsp
5. Pour milk into empty roux pot. Bring milk to simmer over medium heat.
Onion, granulated
2-3/4 tsp
1 Tbsp
2-1/2 tsp
6. Add kosher salt, white pepper, and granulated onion to simmering milk. Gently stir to mix
well.
Milk, whole, 3.25%
1 gal
1-3/4 cup
2 gal
3-1/2 cup
7. Add roux slowly to simmering milk, continue to stir well. Continue to cook roux/milk sauce
on low heat until sauce thickens and is smooth.
Cheese, parmesan, grated
Recipe #
14
4-1/2 oz
District Recipe #
9 oz
8. Add parmesan cheese, stir until well blended.
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Mac and Cheese
Centralia Elementary School District
50 Servings
AP = As Purchased
Ingredients
Weight
Measure
2 lb 14 oz
Cheese, cheddar, yellow, reduced
fat, shredded
100 Servings
AP = As Purchased
Weight
Key: USDA = USDA Foods, gal = gallons, qt = quarts, cup = cups,
Tbsp = tablespoons, tsp = teaspoons, " = inches, No. = number
Directions:
Include Critical Control Points (CCP)
Measure
5 lb 12 oz
9. Add shredded cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring continuously until cheese melts
and sauce is smooth.
FOR THE TOPPING:
10. Remove sauce from heat. Pour into 12" x 20" x 2" pan for 50 servings OR two pans for
100 servings to cool.
CCP: Cool to 75° F within 2 hours and from 75° F to 41° F within 4 hours.
3 lb 2 oz
Cheese, cheddar, yellow, reduced
fat, shredded
6 lb 4 oz
11. Mix cooked macaroni and cheese sauce in a 18" x 26" x 9" food container on the same
day of service.
12. Portion 3/4 cup of cheese sauce and marcaroni mixture into individual ovenable trays.
13. Top each individual serving of macaroni and cheese with 2 Tbsp of shredded cheddar
cheese. Hold in refrigerator at 41° F or lower.
CCP: Hold in refrigerator at 41° F or lower.
14. Preheat convection oven 325° F OR conventional oven 350° F. Cook for approximately
20 minutes.
CCP: Heat to 165° F for at least 15 seconds.
15. Serve one individual container of macaroni and cheese (9.5 ounces) for each serving.
Contribution to Meal Pattern
Meat/Meat
Alternative
Whole GrainRich
Fruit
Dark Green
Vegetable
Red/Orange
Vegetable
Legumes
Starchy
Other
Vegetable
Additional
Vegetable
Total
Vegetable
oz. eq.
oz. eq.
cups
cups
cups
cups
cups
cups
cups
cups
2.00
1.50
Nutritional Analysis Per Serving
Calories
Carbohydrates
Kcal
grams
349.00
21.80
American Classic
Southeast USA
Trans Fat
Total Fat
Sodium
grams
grams
mg
21.30
12.30
0.00
19.80
604.60
Kid Rating (forks)
Hot Plate Recipes
Side Dish Recipes
Meatless or Plant-Based Recipes
Recipe #
Saturated Fat
grams
Serving Suggestions: (The serving suggestions and/or variations of the recipe are optional and are NOT included in nutrient or
meal pattern component analysis.)
Recipe Roots (Flavor Profile)
Menu Category
Protein
grams
14
5 Forks
District Recipe #
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Mac and Cheese
Centralia Elementary School District
Recipe #
14
District Recipe #
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