Clean Mac 'n' Cheese

katythemommy

I got this recipe from the latest issue of Clean Eating and made it for dinner tonight. It was delicious!! I had one serving but my hubby had three and is bringing the leftovers to work for lunch tomorrow! I will definitely be making this again!

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups whole-wheat elbow macaroni
Olive Oil cooking spray
1/4 cup stone-ground whole-grain brown rice flour
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 cup skim milk
3oz light Swiss cheese, finely shredded
5oz low-fat cheddar cheese, finely shredded
1 tbsp whole-wheat panko breadcrumbs (I skipped this)
2 tbsp reduced fat Permesan cheese

One: Cook macaroni according to package directions.

Two: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly mist an 8-inch diameter (1 1/2 qt) casserole dish with cooking spray.

Three: Spoon flour and salt into medium bowl and slowly whisk in enough milk to form a paste. Then add remaining milk, whisking as you do, making sure that no lumps remain.

Four: Place a medium nonstick saucepan over medium heat and add flour-milk mixture. When milk is warm, add Swiss cheese and stir quickly and frequently with a wooden spoon until cheese is completely melted and incorporated. Add cheddar cheese and continue stirring until cheese is completely melted and mixture begins to thicken slightly. Stir in cooked macaroni, then transfer mixture to casserole dish.

Five: In small bowl, stir together breadcrumbs and Parmesan. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over top of macaroni. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until topping is lightly browned. Allow to stand 5 minutes. Serve.

Serves 6. Makes about 6 1/2 Cups

Calories: 250
Total Fat: 4
Sat. Fat: 2
Carbs: 38
Fiber: 4
Sugars: 3
Protein: 18
Sodium: 310
Cholesterol: 10

I added this in the food log as Clean Eating Clean Mac 'n' Cheese!

katythemommy

I got this recipe from the latest issue of Clean Eating and made it for dinner tonight. It was delicious!! I had one serving but my hubby had three and is bringing the leftovers to work for lunch tomorrow! I will definitely be making this again!

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups whole-wheat elbow macaroni
Olive Oil cooking spray
1/4 cup stone-ground whole-grain brown rice flour
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 cup skim milk
3oz light Swiss cheese, finely shredded
5oz low-fat cheddar cheese, finely shredded
1 tbsp whole-wheat panko breadcrumbs (I skipped this)
2 tbsp reduced fat Permesan cheese

One: Cook macaroni according to package directions.

Two: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly mist an 8-inch diameter (1 1/2 qt) casserole dish with cooking spray.

Three: Spoon flour and salt into medium bowl and slowly whisk in enough milk to form a paste. Then add remaining milk, whisking as you do, making sure that no lumps remain.

Four: Place a medium nonstick saucepan over medium heat and add flour-milk mixture. When milk is warm, add Swiss cheese and stir quickly and frequently with a wooden spoon until cheese is completely melted and incorporated. Add cheddar cheese and continue stirring until cheese is completely melted and mixture begins to thicken slightly. Stir in cooked macaroni, then transfer mixture to casserole dish.

Five: In small bowl, stir together breadcrumbs and Parmesan. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over top of macaroni. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until topping is lightly browned. Allow to stand 5 minutes. Serve.

Serves 6. Makes about 6 1/2 Cups

Calories: 250
Total Fat: 4
Sat. Fat: 2
Carbs: 38
Fiber: 4
Sugars: 3
Protein: 18
Sodium: 310
Cholesterol: 10

I added this in the food log as Clean Eating Clean Mac 'n' Cheese!

BxMom

Thanks, now this one I will make. Sounds very tasty and I think my kids will like :flowerforyou:

PinkShoes

Thanks for posting this!
Macaroni and Cheese is my favorite! I'm definately going to try this healthy version!


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leshawnturner

This sounds great!! I will try this the next time we have mac-n-cheese!!

mommi_of_3

:happy: thats sound s great i will try it, do you have anymore recipes i could have...





















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adopt4

Sounds good but 1/2 of a cup is not much of a serving, sheesh, so a whole cup (which would be a more normal serving size in my head) is still 500 cals! Oh mac n cheese, oh mac n cheese, I can never eat thee.

ktthegr8

Substitute half of that cheese for cottage cheese. Blend it up until it looks like sour cream and mix it in with the noodles!! SO creamy!!

NykkieC

That sounds delicious! Thank you for posting!

katythemommy

I'm sorry!! The serving size is a CUP!! Yes a cup of mac has 250 calories!!

Sounds good but 1/2 of a cup is not much of a serving, sheesh, so a whole cup (which would be a more normal serving size in my head) is still 500 cals! Oh mac n cheese, oh mac n cheese, I can never eat thee.

adopt4

I'm sorry!! The serving size is a CUP!! Yes a cup of mac has 250 calories!!

awesome! thx

CarmenSantiago

Awesome is right. I gotta try this! Mac and Cheese is my favorite!

Euphonasia

We're trying this tonight--I hope it's good!:flowerforyou:

yankeefamily05

This dish kicked so much a**.....We loved it!!! Dear husband is taking this to work for lunch tomorrow also:drinker: :bigsmile: ......Thank you for posting this:flowerforyou:

skwhatley

This sounds absolutely delicious and much healthier compared to the Velveeta, which I love. I will definitely have to try this one. Thanks

-Sarah

Trinhp2916

Man, I've been looking for a healthy mac and cheese recipe. My roommate cooks mac n cheese all the time and it smells so good.

jb_sweet_99

Man this looks great! Will have to try it, thanks for posing it! :flowerforyou:

kdblev

Could you use fat free cheddar to bring it down a bit more instead of the lowfat? I don't know if it would melt differently, but I know my husband won't eat any cheese that isn't fat free. That said, this will be great for church potlucks since half our church is on a diet kick! Thanks

Euphonasia

Just FYI, my husband and I made this recipe and it was freaking awesome! We loved it! Try it and I guarantee you'll like it.

CarmenSantiago

I got this recipe from the latest issue of Clean Eating and made it for dinner tonight. It was delicious!! I had one serving but my hubby had three and is bringing the leftovers to work for lunch tomorrow! I will definitely be making this again!

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups whole-wheat elbow macaroni
Olive Oil cooking spray
1/4 cup stone-ground whole-grain brown rice flour
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 cup skim milk
3oz light Swiss cheese, finely shredded
5oz low-fat cheddar cheese, finely shredded
1 tbsp whole-wheat panko breadcrumbs (I skipped this)
2 tbsp reduced fat Permesan cheese

One: Cook macaroni according to package directions.

Two: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly mist an 8-inch diameter (1 1/2 qt) casserole dish with cooking spray.

Three: Spoon flour and salt into medium bowl and slowly whisk in enough milk to form a paste. Then add remaining milk, whisking as you do, making sure that no lumps remain.

Four: Place a medium nonstick saucepan over medium heat and add flour-milk mixture. When milk is warm, add Swiss cheese and stir quickly and frequently with a wooden spoon until cheese is completely melted and incorporated. Add cheddar cheese and continue stirring until cheese is completely melted and mixture begins to thicken slightly. Stir in cooked macaroni, then transfer mixture to casserole dish.

Five: In small bowl, stir together breadcrumbs and Parmesan. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over top of macaroni. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until topping is lightly browned. Allow to stand 5 minutes. Serve.

Serves 6. Makes about 6 1/2 Cups

Calories: 250
Total Fat: 4
Sat. Fat: 2
Carbs: 38
Fiber: 4
Sugars: 3
Protein: 18
Sodium: 310
Cholesterol: 10

I added this in the food log as Clean Eating Clean Mac 'n' Cheese!

OMG this sounds delicious! But, it's 250 calories for 1/2 cup??? :sad: I can't stop at a half cup of mac & cheese. :sad:

Thanks for the recipe though I will make it for my "fanatic about mac & cheese like their mom" boys. :bigsmile:

CarmenSantiago

I'm sorry!! The serving size is a CUP!! Yes a cup of mac has 250 calories!!

Sounds good but 1/2 of a cup is not much of a serving, sheesh, so a whole cup (which would be a more normal serving size in my head) is still 500 cals! Oh mac n cheese, oh mac n cheese, I can never eat thee.

OMG I guess I should have read the other posts before having a cow. LOL

Thanks again!! I'm going to make it for dinner tomorrow night!

punka274

Im trying this! Thanks for posting,love the clean eating magazine! I really need to get a subscription to it...

freezeframe

Can't wait to try this!! Thanks

stacesand

bump...I want to try this later!

republicofmj

sounds pretty good!

samantha115

I think i might try also this out. I cant eat regular mac n cheese because my girls remind me that is not on my diet.

brittanyb00

bump for later! sounds delicious

AwesomeSmiles100

how old r u? r u old enough to claim katy the mommy! :mad: r u lyin!

yankeefamily05

makig this again

katythemommy

Yummm, just made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! I doubled the recipe to have for lunch tomorrow

tzipporah

yum bump!