Healthy Mac and Cheese
Easy Healthy Mac and Cheese recipe swaps out copious amounts of heavy dairy for lightened up options. It's easy to make in 15 minutes in one pot.
Ingredients
- 3 cupswhole wheat elbow macaroni (uncooked)
- 3 cupsvegetable or chicken broth (low sodium)
- 1 cupwhole milk
- 2 tbspbutter (salted)
- ¼ tspgarlic powder
- ¼ tspmustard (condiment)
- ¾ tspsalt
- ground black pepper (to taste)
- 1 cupmarble or cheddar cheese (shredded)
- ¼ cupparmesan cheese (shredded)
Directions
- 1
In a medium pot, add broth, milk, butter, garlic powder, mustard, salt, ground black pepper and bring to a boil.
- 2
Add elbow macaroni and cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring every few minutes to prevent sticking. Cook until al dente or desired firmness and adding more milk or broth if you wish.
- 3
Turn off heat. Add marble cheese and Parmesan cheese in portions and stir between each until melted. That's it.
- 4
Serve immediately as mac and cheese tastes best fresh. Saucy, creamy and so comforting!
- 5
Top with your favorite hot sauce, everything bagel, Montreal steak spice, paprika, nutmeg, soy sauce and even honey. Or with leftover chopped baked bacon. I like to bake mine at 425 degrees F for 20 minutes. Way less mess.