Mac and cheese recipe wanted

The biggest problem (if you want to call it that) for me, with Mac N Cheese, is the mac. If you can sub out some of the macaroni for a vegetable it helps a lot. Use less cheese, and use sharp cheddar for more flavor.

I like regular mac n cheese out of the box mixed with chicken and broccoli, or with cauliflower and broccoli. The mac n cheese by itself just makes me want to eat the whole batch.

cmriverside wrote: »

The biggest problem (if you want to call it that) for me, with Mac N Cheese, is the mac. If you can sub out some of the macaroni for a vegetable it helps a lot. Use less cheese, and use sharp cheddar for more flavor.

I like regular mac n cheese out of the box mixed with chicken and broccoli, or with cauliflower and broccoli. The mac n cheese by itself just makes me want to eat the whole batch.

This^

"Lighten" up your favorite recipe. Lower fat cheese (like 2%) is another option. Fat-free cheese is just an abomination though....blech!

http://damndelicious.net/2014/04/26/skinny-cauliflower-mac-cheese/?utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skinny-cauliflower-mac-cheese is my favorite one. Was a hit with my family and they hate 'light' recipes. Now I just don't tell them when it's healthy.

I subbed lima beans for 1/2 the mac recently. It only dropped the calories some but it upped the fiber and protein.