Taco Cupcakes and "Better For You" Mac and Cheese

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  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    That Mac and Cheese looks so good! Thanks for sharing!
  • Simona38
    Simona38 Posts: 66 Member
    The taco cupcakes look YUMMY! I might make them for a birthday party this weekend. Thanks for sharing!
  • shannon_121285
    shannon_121285 Posts: 25
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  • Scubasab
    Scubasab Posts: 344 Member
    Thanks for sharing your recipes and pic's!! They look amazing!! I can't wait to try the Taco cupcakes.
  • ZumbaBeast86
    ZumbaBeast86 Posts: 96
    no matter how many times I try, and how many different ingredients i substitue. I cannot come up with 300 cal, 32 carb, 10 protien and 300 sodium per serving of ur mac and cheese... I came up with 50 carbs, 15 protien and over 400 sodium.. the calories was the closest..... what did u use that I cannot make it match?

    Sorry, I just saw this post! Here's the ingredients I use to make it to those specifications:

    Ronzoni Smart Taste Elbow Noodles
    Skim Milk - whatever brand, all skim milk should have the same count
    2 wedges laughing cow cheese light swiss
    For the shredded cheese I've use smoked white cheddar; smoked gouda; 1% sharp cheddar. It's really whatever you like as far as cheese and pasta. For this particular recipe, I believe I used a vermont white cheddar. But only use 1/2 cup of shredded, otherwise it will blow the sodium through the roof.
    Onion powder, I used about 1/4 tsp
    Salt and pepper combined is no more than a 1/4 tsp

    Remember that this recipe makes 2 servings. So make sure to put that into the recipe builder. Otherwise calories will be in the 600s, Carbs in the 60s, etc...

    Hope this helps!
  • myrahonbarrier
    myrahonbarrier Posts: 191 Member
    Thanks...saving for later
  • _ylime_
    _ylime_ Posts: 661 Member
    delish! thanks for posting!
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Can I have both? These look like things my kids would love (maybe me too) :smile:
  • ExplorinLauren
    ExplorinLauren Posts: 991 Member
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  • daxielady
    daxielady Posts: 1
    yes I would love the taco cupcake recipies please
  • sisierra
    sisierra Posts: 659 Member
    bump!
  • mississippi_queen
    mississippi_queen Posts: 474 Member
    Ohh I love me some tacos! Def gonna try it!
  • Jugie12
    Jugie12 Posts: 282 Member
    Man I am bumpin' the crap outta this thread! Thanks for the recipes, they look phenomenal!
  • sedosher
    sedosher Posts: 142 Member
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  • PatBland
    PatBland Posts: 29 Member
    looks yummy
  • tjstieren
    tjstieren Posts: 44 Member
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  • rinangel
    rinangel Posts: 35
    yummy!

    must try some for my family!
  • Asil76
    Asil76 Posts: 477 Member
    Both look great.
  • ShanniLee
    ShanniLee Posts: 69
    bump for later
  • Twisted_Wrister
    Twisted_Wrister Posts: 758 Member
    bump. thanks!
  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
    Holy crappola, those taco cups look great!
  • FLGatorZone
    FLGatorZone Posts: 3
    I wanted to add that mac & cheese is not meant to be a meal (like some parents give their kids). It is a side dish. You eat a few spoons of it, not a bowl of it. I also have high calorie workouts so I can eat anything I want. I have pizza night on Thrusdays, but not before I burn 2000 calories in the gym for a couple or few hours.

    These seem like they would be quite tasty. If I may, I don't see the corelation of "taco cup cakes" for your chicken won tons since there's no tacos and no cake in it . Does sound good though whatever you call them.
  • jennyrae719
    jennyrae719 Posts: 129
    Please please share :happy: they both look AWESOME!!!
  • jennyrae719
    jennyrae719 Posts: 129
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  • thedestar
    thedestar Posts: 1,275 Member
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  • tjstieren
    tjstieren Posts: 44 Member
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  • leslieanne1010
    leslieanne1010 Posts: 103 Member
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  • Reinventing_Me
    Reinventing_Me Posts: 1,053 Member
    bump for later. thanks for sharing!
  • ZumbaBeast86
    ZumbaBeast86 Posts: 96
    I wanted to add that mac & cheese is not meant to be a meal (like some parents give their kids). It is a side dish. You eat a few spoons of it, not a bowl of it. I also have high calorie workouts so I can eat anything I want. I have pizza night on Thrusdays, but not before I burn 2000 calories in the gym for a couple or few hours.

    These seem like they would be quite tasty. If I may, I don't see the corelation of "taco cup cakes" for your chicken won tons since there's no tacos and no cake in it . Does sound good though whatever you call them.

    I'm not sure if I mentioned it, but I do reserved e the mac and cheese for my high calorie burn days. I have one day a week where I attend two Zumba classes - toning and regular, worth approx 2200 calories. So that means I have roughly 3700 calories to eat up. I don't make the mac and cheese every week, but it's nice to save it for a day like that or a day when I have the calories and a craving to feed.

    As far as the taco cupcakes are concerned... I'm only repeating the name, as I mentioned ed I found the original recipe on emily ores.com. that's what she calls them. No, there is no cake, however the taco name comes from the spices used. :)
  • bevtrayer
    bevtrayer Posts: 37
    sounds great bump for later

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