Tammy's Healthy Mac & Cheese with Chicken Sausage Bites

Name: Tammy''s Healthy Mac & Cheese with Chicken Sausage Bites Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 small onion diced fine; 1 T Smart Balance Butter; 1 T flour; 1 3/4 nonfat milk; 1/2 C monterey jack cheese shredded; 1/2 C colby jack cheese shredded; 1/3 C muenster cheese shredded; 1/4 C pepper jack cheese shredded; 16 mini links mozzarella and roasted garlic sausage diced; 1/2 cup mashed baked sweet potato; 2 cups elbow macaroni

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 45

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 small onion, diced fine1 T Smart Balance Butter1 T flour1 3/4 nonfat milk1/2 C monterey jack cheese, shredded1/2 C colby jack cheese, shredded1/3 C muenster cheese, shredded1/4 C pepper jack cheese, shredded16 mini links mozzarella and roasted garlic sausage, diced1/2 cup mashed baked sweet potato2 cups elbow macaroni

Directions

Prepare macaroni according to package directions. Saute onion in butter until translucent. Add flour and whisk briskly for about a minute. Slowly add milk in small amounts and let it thicken before adding more. Once all milk has been added and thickened, begin adding small amounts of cheeses and melt into sauce. Turn off heat and whisk sweet potato into sauce. Combine sauce and noodles and pour into casserole dish. Broil briefly until top is brown and crispy.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TAMMIKINS2000.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 376.6
Total Fat: 13.9 g
Cholesterol: 60.5 mg
Sodium: 496.9 mg
Total Carbs: 37.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
Protein: 24.8 g

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Member Reviews

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Was awesome i added some veggies to it :) - 10/11/10