Sunday, June 12, 2011

Easy, Healthy and Delicious: No Bake Mac and Cheese


I found this eye-catching recipe the other day on www.eatingwell.com (click here to see it) and it became a must for me to try to make this mac and cheese! I have to say up-front that this is definitely going to be added to my recipe arsenal and it turned out to be seriously delicious and apparently healthy too! Score.

Also, I do have to mention that I altered the recipe quite a bit from the one I found on Eating Well, so my annotations will be included next to the original recipe. I'm sure either way would be divine.

INGREDIENTS:
  • 8 ounces whole-wheat elbow noodles, (2 cups)
  • 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped broccoli
  • 1 3/4 cups low-fat milk, divided
(I USED ONE PERCENT JUST FYI)
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
(ALL I HAD WAS BLACK PEPPER AND IT WORKED FINE)
  • 3/4 cup shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
(I SUBSTITUTED IT WITH MOZZARELLA AND USED ONE CUP)
  • 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
(BROWN SPICY? AGAIN, ALL I HAD)

PREPARATION:
  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta for 4 minutes. Add frozen broccoli and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the pasta and broccoli are just tender, 4 to 5 minutes more.
  2. Meanwhile, heat 1 1/2 cups milk in another large pot over medium-high heat until just simmering. Whisk the remaining 1/4 cup milk, flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a small bowl until combined. Add the flour mixture to the simmering milk; return to a simmer and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in Cheddar, Parmesan and mustard until the cheese is melted.
  3. Drain the pasta and broccoli and add to the cheese sauce. Return to the heat and cook, stirring, over medium-low heat, until heated through, about 1 minute.
Servings: 4

Calories: 412 per serving

Total Time: 25 minutes

For more details check out the link to the recipe above.


Well, I hope you enjoy. I sure did. This will become one of my go-to meals in no time.

No comments:

Post a Comment