Today I was rushed for time, but had nothing prepared for lunch.
I figured some pasta would be the quickest to put together, but didn't have any meat of the freezer to add to it and didn't fancy my usual homemade tomato based sauces.
Mac and Cheese is usually really high in calories, cheese, butter, flour, milk, some even with cream and bread crumbs.
I decided to whip up a quick low calorie cheese sauce and viola, my quick low calorie Mac and Cheese was created.
It was really delicious served with a quick mixed salad of romaine lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes.
Lunch all ready in less than 20 mins!!
Quick Mac and Cheese
Ingredients
- 75g (2.5oz) of macaroni pasta, uncooked (can use gluten free)
- 45g (1.5oz) of reduced fat cheddar
- ½ cup (120ml) of 1% milk -
- 1 teaspoon of cornstarch (or tapioca flour/arrowroot)
- teeny pinch of mustard powder
- salt and black pepper
- low calorie spray
Instructions
- Add pasta to a saucepan of salted boilng hot water and simmer for approx 10 mins, until al dente.
- While the pasta is cooking add a little bit of the milk to the arrowroot and mix into a paste.
- Add the rest of the milk to a sauce pan over a medium heat with the paste, cheese and mustard and continue to stir until the cheese melts and the sauce thickens and becomes smooth.
- Once the pasta is ready, drain, and spray with a little spray oil, just to loosen.
- Then add to the sauce and mix together.
- Season with salt and black pepper as needed.
- Serve with your choice of sides.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Yield 1 Serving Size 1 SERVINGAmount Per Serving Calories 436Total Fat 10.1gSaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 32.5mgSodium 430mgCarbohydrates 63.3gFiber 2gSugar 6gProtein 24.6g
Bianca says
This really is so quick to make! I added syn-free crispy bacon and it was absolutely delish 🙂
Karen McKenzie says
Truly the best Mac n cheese I've ever made!! Yum
Beverley French says
Can I just ask if you use milk from your allowance do you need to syn it still?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Beverley you have to syn the milk, as you are using your HEa for the cheese.
Kerri E says
One of my favourites!
Kimberley Jacobs says
What is 1% milk please is it skimmed milk? Thanks
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
It sure is
roseleen byrne says
hi made this last night and it was very nice and tasty,thanks for the recipe.
Fiona says
Hi, this looks amazing! How many syns would it be if you use regular cheddar rather than reduced fat? Thank you! 🙂
Margaret Lafferty says
Can you use go cheese for this recipe, and would you still need to make the white sauce with it, Can’t find a pasta recipe using go cheese
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
I am not sure what go cheese is, It is not something I have seen here in Canada, so I couldn't say how it will taste or work.
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
you can use regular cheddar as a HEa, it's just a less amount.