Low Fat Mac & Cheese

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 399.3
  • Total Fat: 12.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 92.3 mg
  • Sodium: 346.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
  • Protein: 33.4 g

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Introduction

This is a lower fat version with meat included. If you add some vegetables, it is a perfect meal. This is a lower fat version with meat included. If you add some vegetables, it is a perfect meal.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    12 oz. lean ground turkey
    1 C. chopped onion
    3 cloves garlice, diced
    1 stalk celery, diced
    1/2 C. green pepper, diced
    2 C. no fat milk
    1 C. low fat cheddar cheese, shredded
    2 tbsp flour
    1 tsp Wendy's mustard
    1 tsp paprika
    1 tsp black pepper
    1 tbsp parsley


Directions

Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water. In the meantime saute onion until starting to soften, then add green peppers, celery and garlic. Saute for a few minutes, and remove from pan. Brown the ground turkey and remove trying to remove as much fat as possible.
When the pasta is finished, drain, rinse with cold water and place in a large mixing bowl. Add the cooked vegetables and meat.
In a seperate pot heat milk to almost boiling. Mix the other ingredients togetherand slowly add to the milk, stirring to fully incorporate. Cook this until starting to thicken and add to caserole dish.
Bake in a 350F oven for 45 min. Let set for a few minutes before serving.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BARBARA-ANNE.