Mac and Cheese I

My family loves Macaroni and Cheese! But being so high in fat, I felt I needed to come up with something a little less "fatty" and good tasting too. I also use cooked spaghetti squash in place of the pasta sometimes.

Original recipe makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2 cups macaroni
1/2 cup nonfat cottage cheese
1 egg white
1/2 packet artificial sweetener
1/4 cup reduced fat processed cheese food, cubed
1/4 cup lowfat buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers

  • PREP

    5 mins

  • COOK

    38 mins

  • READY IN

    43 mins

Directions

  1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
  2. In a food processor, blend cottage cheese until smooth.
  3. In large bowl, combine cottage cheese, egg white, sweetener, cheese food, buttermilk and liquid smoke until well mixed. Stir in pasta. Pour into prepared dish. Top with crushed crackers.
  4. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 291 kcal
Carbohydrates: 48.9 g
Cholesterol: 6 mg
Fat: 3.4 g
Fiber: 1.9 g
Protein: 14.9 g
Sodium: 412 mg