CREAMY SPINACH MAC AND CHEESE

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Add a little flair to your favorite macaroni dinner with our Creamy Spinach Mac and Cheese recipe. With spinach and Neufchatel cheese, you can't go wrong.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups milk
1 cup water
1 pkg. (7-1/4 oz.) KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
4 cups loosely packed baby spinach leaves
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed
1 Tbsp. butter

Steps:

Bring milk and water just to boil in large saucepan on medium heat. Add Macaroni; simmer on low heat 6 min. or until macaroni is tender.
Stir in spinach and Neufchatel; cover. Cook 3 min. until most of the liquid is absorbed and spinach mixture is heated through. Remove from heat.
Add Cheese Sauce Mix and butter; stir until butter is completely melted and sauce is well blended.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Sodium 650 mg, Carbohydrate 41 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 9 g, Protein 14 g