MAC AND CHEESE I

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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.

Provided by Amy Brolsma

Categories     Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Time 43m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups macaroni
½ cup nonfat cottage cheese
1 egg white
½ packet artificial sweetener
¼ cup reduced fat processed cheese food, cubed
¼ cup lowfat buttermilk
¼ teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
½ cup crushed saltine crackers

Steps:

  • Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
  • In a food processor, blend cottage cheese until smooth.
  • 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.
  • Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.4 calories, Carbohydrate 48.9 g, Cholesterol 6.4 mg, Fat 3.4 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 14.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 412 mg, Sugar 4.4 g

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