lighter mac & cheese

Name: lighter mac & cheese Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: quinoa pasta; almond milk; 2% american cheese shredded or cut small; arrowroot; pam; pepper; salsa con queso

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

quinoa pastaalmond milk2% american cheese, shredded or cut smallarrowrootpampeppersalsa con queso

Directions

preheat oven to 350. while pasta boils in oven/stovetop dutch oven, gshred or cut into pieces the american cheese. while pasta drains, add pam(spray sides of pot), milk & pepper to pot and simmer til hot. mix arrowroot with some milk or water and stir into hot milk. add cheeses and let melt. add pasta and mix well. bake 30 mins.

Serving Size: makes 8 1.5 cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user REALROX.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 401.3
Total Fat: 11.7 g
Cholesterol: 33.8 mg
Sodium: 949.4 mg
Total Carbs: 60.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 5.6 g
Protein: 17.3 g

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