Skinny Mac and cheese

Name: Skinny Mac and cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 oz whole wheat macaroni pasta; 2T butter; 1/4 Cup flour; 1/4 c minced onion; 1 clove garlic; 1/2t salt or to taste; 2 cups skim milk; 1 cup chicken broth; 1/2t mustard powder; 6oz Cheddar cheese shred your own.; 2T Parmesan; 1/4 T Red pepper flakes to taste (optional); 1/2t Pepper or to taste

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Prep:15minCook:30min

This healthy macaroni and cheese is full of nutrients and lower on calories. It’s very important Thst you shred your own cheese.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:26:47 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories352 kcal (18%)

Total Fat12.8 g (18%)

Carbs44.7 g (17%)

Sugars5.9 g (7%)

Protein17.4 g (35%)

Sodium593 mg (30%)

Fiber4.7 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

10 ozwhole wheat macaroni pasta

2 tbutter

¼ cupflour

¼ conion

minced

1clove garlic

½ tsalt

or to taste

2 cupsskim milk

1 cupchicken broth

½ tmustard powder

6 ozCheddar cheese

shred your own

2 TParmesan

0.25 TRed pepper flakes

to taste, optional

½ tPepper

or to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Cook pasta. Melt butter in frying pan on medium heat. Add onion and garlic cook 2 minutes. Sprinkle flour over butter and onions. Mix until a paste forms. Cook 3 minutes. Add the milk and broth 1/4cup at a time whisking with each addition until smooth. Continue until all Liquid has been added. Cook until mixture thickens and coat back of spoon. Add mustard powder, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low. Ad cheese 1/4cup at a time stirring until each addition melts completely. Add cooked pasta to cheese sauce mix to combine. Raise heat to medium and heat until sauce starts to bubble.