Mac and Cheese I

SUBMITTED BY: AMY BARTHELEMY 

"My family loves Macaroni and Cheese! But being so high in fat, I felt I needed to come up with something a little less "fatty" and good tasting too. I also use cooked spaghetti squash in place of the pasta sometimes."
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PREP TIME  5 Min
COOK TIME  38 Min
READY IN  43 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 cups macaroni
  • 1/2 cup nonfat cottage cheese
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/2 packet artificial sweetener
  • 1/4 cup reduced fat processed cheese food, cubed
  • 1/4 cup lowfat buttermilk
  • 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
  • 1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers

What to Drink?

Wine Chardonnay

DIRECTIONS

  1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
  2. In a food processor, blend cottage cheese until smooth.
  3. In large bowl, combine cottage cheese, egg white, sweetener, cheese food, buttermilk and liquid smoke until well mixed. Stir in pasta. Pour into prepared dish. Top with crushed crackers.
  4. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 30 minutes.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.75 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2007 by PerfectBaby101 
Why all the flavoring? Why cottage cheese? This makes a dish that that you bake to get rid of... MORE


 
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Living In: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

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Nutritional Information
Mac and Cheese I

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 291

  • Total Fat: 3.4g
  • Cholesterol: 6mg
  • Sodium: 447mg
  • Total Carbs: 49.1g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1.5g
  • Protein: 14.4g

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