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Mac 'n' Cheese

By Zis Boom Bah

Yields:
4 servings
Serving Size:
1/2 cup
Portion:
Adult : 1 serving | 9-12 : ¾ serving | 5-8 : ½ serving |
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Description

A healthier way to make a kid's favorite!

Ingredients

  • 1.75 cup milk 1%
  • 2 cup pasta
  • 3 ounce cottage cheese
  • .75 cup cheddar cheese
  • .25 cup bread crumbs
  • 3 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • .125 teaspoon pepper, black
  • .5 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
  • 1.5 teaspoon paprika
  • 1.5 teaspoon canola oil
  • .5 avocado
  • 10 ounce spinach, frozen

Preparation

1. Bring pasta water to a boil
2. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.
3. Use cooking spray to grease an 8×8 baking dish
4. Mix breadcrumbs, oil and paprika in a small bowl and set aside.
5. Cook frozen spinach according to directions on package. Cool the spinach in cold water and squeeze out excess water.
6. Mix 1/4 cup milk and 3 tablespoons of flour in a small bowl. Mix until smooth with no lumps.
7. Heat 1 1/2 cups of milk in a small pan over medium heat.
8. Whisk in flour mixture and continue to whisk constantly so lumps do not develop. Whisk until thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
9. Remove from heat and stir in the grated cheese until melted.
10. Stir in cottage cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper
11. Cook the pasta until al dente.
12. Drain the water and and cheese sauce. Mix well.
13. Put half the pasta in the baking dish and put spinach on top. Add the remaining pasta and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
14. Bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 25-30 minutes.

Nutritional Chart
Calories Protein
(g) 		Fat
(g) 		Carbs
(g) 		Fiber
(g) 		Sugar
(g) 		Sat. Fat
(g) 		Sodium
(mg)
Milk 1%, 1.75 cup 179.34 14.39 4.14 21.31 0.0 22.2 2.69 187.88
Pasta, 2 cup 442.4 16.24 2.6 86.41 5.04 1.57 0.5 2.8
Cottage Cheese, 3 ounce 83.35 9.46 3.66 2.87 0.0 2.27 1.46 309.58
Cheddar Cheese, .75 cup 398.97 24.65 32.81 1.27 0.0 0.51 20.88 614.79
Bread Crumbs, .25 cup 106.65 3.6 1.43 19.43 1.21 1.67 0.32 197.64
All Purpose Flour, 3 tablespoon 85.31 2.42 0.23 17.89 0.63 0.06 0.04 0.47
Pepper, Black, .125 teaspoon 0.72 0.03 0.01 0.18 0.07 0.0 0.0 0.06
Nutmeg, Ground, .5 teaspoon 6.13 0.07 0.42 0.58 0.24 0.33 0.3 0.19
Paprika, 1.5 teaspoon 9.59 0.48 0.44 1.84 1.19 0.35 0.07 2.31
Canola Oil, 1.5 teaspoon 61.88 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.52 0.0
Avocado, .5 avocado 113.56 1.33 10.48 5.88 4.62 0.2 1.45 5.44
Spinach, Frozen, 10 ounce 82.21 10.29 1.62 11.94 8.22 1.84 0.11 209.79
Recipe Total 1570.11 82.96 64.84 169.6 21.22 31.0 28.34 1530.95
Adult 392.53 20.74 16.21 42.4 5.31 7.75 7.09 382.74
9-12 294.4 15.56 12.16 31.8 3.98 5.81 5.31 287.05
5-8 196.26 10.37 8.11 21.2 2.65 3.88 3.54 191.37

Shopping List

  • All Purpose Flour (3 tbs)
  • Avocado (1⁄2 avocado)
  • Bread Crumbs (1⁄4 cup)
  • Canola Oil (11⁄2 tsp)
  • Cheddar Cheese (3⁄4 cup)
  • Cottage Cheese (3 oz)
  • Milk 1% (13⁄4 cups)
  • Nutmeg, Ground (1⁄2 tsp)
  • Paprika (11⁄2 tsp)
  • Pasta (2 cups)
  • Pepper, Black (1⁄8 tsp)
  • Spinach, Frozen (10 oz)
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