High Protein + Low Cal Macaroni & Cheese

Name: High Protein + Low Cal Macaroni & Cheese
Yield: 10 1 cup servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 0.50 whole shallot finely chopped; 2 tbsp garlic minced; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 0.50 cup ultrafilter fat free milk; 24 oz low fat cottage cheese; 1.50 cup chicken bone broth; minced onion; salt; peppercorn; paprika; 2 tbsp nutritional yeast; 1.50 cup reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese; 16 oz elbow noodles; cornstarch made into a slurry

Serves 10

facebook.com

High Protein + Low Cal Macaroni & Cheese

facebook.com

Serves 10

Directions

1Sauté the shallot in olive oil until soft, then add the minced garlic.
2Stir in the flour to create a roux.
3Add the ultrafilter milk to the roux.
4Add the container of cottage cheese to the mixture.
5Combine one box of elbow noodles and one container of bone broth in a separate pot and cook until the broth is absorbed.
6Slowly pour one and a half cups of bone broth into the cottage cheese roux to melt the curds.
7Season the sauce with minced onion, salt, pepper, paprika, and nutritional yeast.
8Stir in one cup of the reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese until melted.
9Add the cooked noodles to the sauce.
10Transfer the macaroni to a baking sheet and top with the remaining half-cup of cheese.
11Broil on high until the cheese is browned.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
0.50 whole shallot, finely chopped
2 tbsp garlic, minced
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
0.50 cup ultrafilter fat free milk
24 oz low fat cottage cheese
1.50 cup chicken bone broth
minced onion (optional)
salt (optional)
peppercorn (optional)
paprika (optional)
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
1.50 cup reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese
16 oz elbow noodles
cornstarch, made into a slurry (optional)

Equipment

potspatulabaking sheetknifecutting board

Tips

Depending on the brand of cottage cheese used, you might need to add a cornstarch slurry to get the right sauce consistency.
Save 1/2 cup of the cheddar cheese to use as a topping.

High Protein + Low Cal Macaroni & Cheese

High Protein + Low Cal Macaroni & Cheese

Directions

Ingredients

Equipment

Tips

Related recipes

One-Skillet Smoked Sausage and Tortellini

Mississippi Orzo

Cajun Bacon Chicken Ranch Pasta

High Protein Bacon Ranch Loaded Fries

Honey BBQ Loaded Fries

Blackened Chicken with spicy tomato cream sauce

Chili Cheese Fries

Southern Fried Cabbage

Cheeseburger loaded potato bowls

Fermented Homemade Hot Sauce and Buffalo Wings

Oven-Roasted Cabbage

Buffalo Chicken & Bacon Mac n’ Cheese