Healthier Macaroni and Cheese

Name: Healthier Macaroni and Cheese
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 36 milliliters bread crumbs (optional); 1 teaspoon dry mustard; 42 grams flour; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 454 grams low-fat cottage cheese; 226 grams shredded low-fat Cheddar cheese; 76 milliliters margarine; 40 grams finely chopped onion; 33 grams grated fresh Parmesan cheese (optional); 490 milliliters skim milk; 340 grams whole wheat elbow macaroni

Healthier Macaroni and Cheese is an American recipe that serves 6. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 33g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 512 calories. 11 person have tried and liked this recipe. A few people really liked this main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes. If you have onion, mustard, ground pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes; drain.

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Elbow Macaroni

Water

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Pot

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a casserole dish with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Casserole Dish

Oven

Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot margarine until softened, about 5 minutes.

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Margarine

Garlic

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Stir flour, mustard, and pepper into onions and cook for 30 seconds. Gradually pour in milk, stirring constantly until sauce thickens.

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Mustard

Onion

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Sauce

Milk

Remove from heat and stir grated Cheddar cheese into the sauce until cheese is completely melted.

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Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Cheese

Sauce

Mix macaroni, cottage cheese, and Cheddar cheese sauce together in a bowl; pour into prepared casserole dish and top with bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese.

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Parmesan