Low-Fat Mac and Cheese with Peas

Name: Low-Fat Mac and Cheese with Peas
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 283 grams box frozen baby peas, thawed; 4 servings Black pepper, to taste; 227 grams cups low-fat Cheddar; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 651 milliliters low-fat (2%) milk; 710 milliliters uncooked small macaroni; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 59 milliliters finely grated Parmesan; 1 Tbsps unsalted butter

Low-Fat Mac and Cheese with Peas might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 723 calories, 36g of protein, and 27g of fat each. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. If you have cornstarch, pepper, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and stir in macaroni. Cook, stirring occasionally, until pasta is al dente.

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Macaroni

Pasta

Water

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Drain in a colander and shake well.

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Shake

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While pasta is cooking, melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, about 6 minutes. Stir together milk and cornstarch in a large cup; whisk into pot with onion and cook, whisking, until boiling. Continue to cook, whisking, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in peas and salt.

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Corn Starch