Lightened-Up Mac and Cheese

Name: Lightened-Up Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley, basil and/or chives; 340 grams fusilli or other corkscrew pasta; 4 servings Kosher salt; 79 milliliters low-fat sour cream; 1 teaspoon mustard powder; 3 Tbsps grated parmesan cheese; 158 milliliters shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 4 servings Freshly ground pepper; 1 medium shallot, finely chopped; 118 milliliters skim milk; 158 milliliters shredded low-fat Swiss cheese; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

Lightened-Up Mac and Cheese might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 24g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 528 calories. If you have skim milk, pepper, fusilli, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.

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Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Reserve 3/4 cup of the cooking water, then drain the pasta.

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Pasta

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Add the butter to the empty pot and melt over medium-high heat.

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Add the shallot and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes.

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Shallot

Add the flour and mustard powder and cook, stirring, until the flour begins to toast, about 1 minute.

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All Purpose Flour

Toast

Whisk in the milk and the reserved cooking water; cook, whisking, until thick, about 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium.

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Milk

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Whisk in the sour cream, mozzarella, Swiss cheese and 1 tablespoon parmesan; continue whisking until melted, about 1 minute. Stir in the pasta, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; transfer to a 2-quart baking dish. Preheat the broiler.

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Swiss Cheese