Low-Fat Macaroni And Cheese from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Low-Fat Macaroni And Cheese Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

3/4 cup evaporated skim milk
1 cup low-fat cottage cheese (small curd)
1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup low-fat shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
8 oz elbow macaroni, cooked
1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp dry breadcrumbs

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Heat the milk in a saucepan over low heat. Add the cheeses slowly to the milk until they melt, stirring constantly. Remove the cheese sauce from the heat, and add the nutmeg, pepper, and salt (if desired).

Mix the macaroni and cheese sauce together. Pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Combine the Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. Sprinkle the mixture over the macaroni. Cover and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the cover and continue to bake for 5 more minutes until top is browned.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Starch, 1 Very Lean Meat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 203; Calories from Fat 24; Total Fat 3g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 14mg; Sodium 331mg; Carbohydrates 28g; Dietary Fiber 1g; Sugars 6g; Protein 16g.

Comments: By using evaporated skim milk, low-fat cheeses, and fewer bread crumbs, you'll have a dish this winter that's familiar but a lot less fattening!

Source:
"Diabetes Forcast - Jan, 2002 at
http://www.diabetes.org/main/community/forecast/default.jsp"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-17-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2002"

Servings: 6

"Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, eat well. Bring the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress."

~ Charles Pierre Monselet

 

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