Almost Guilt Free Mac and Cheese
Basic Information
- Servings: 8
- Ready in: 45 minutes
- Preparation time: -
- Cooking time: -
- Rating: 76.49
- Health score: 25.00
- Weight Watcher points: 18.00
Summary
Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave American food. Try making Almost Guilt Free Mac and Cheese at home. For $2.72 per serving, this recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 38g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 585 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe is liked by 4 foodies and cooks. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Only a few people really liked this main course. If you have cellantani pasta, flour, goat cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Foodista. With a spoonacular score of 68%, this dish is good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Almost Guilt Free Mac and Cheese, Guilt-Free Mac 'n' Cheese, and Guilt-Free No-Bake Cheesecake {high protein, gluten-free}.
Ingredients
cellantani pasta0.5 pound
cauliflower1 medium Head
chicken breast1 pound
olive oil2 tablespoons
butter5 tablespoons
flour3 tablespoons
coleman's mustard1 tablespoon
soy milk3 cups
onion1 medium
bay leaves2
paprika0.5 teaspoon
juice of lemon0.5
thyme0.25 teaspoon
garlic powder0.5 teaspoon
szechuan peppers0.125 teaspoon
eggs2
goat cheese5 ounces
parmesan cheese5 ounces
emmental cheese6 ounces
panko bread crumbs1 cup
kosher salt8 servings
ground pepper8 servings
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees Farenheit.
Step 2
For Roasted Cauliflower
Step 3
Clean core and leaves from cauliflower (you do not have to have any precision when doing this). Chop cauliflower into pieces. Pieces should be roughly 1/2" - 3/4".
Step 4
Place chopped cauliflower pieces onto a baking sheet.
Step 5
Drizzle olive oil over top of cauliflower and mix to thoroughly coat pieces.
Step 6
After 20 minutes, toss cauliflower pieces to brown all sides.
Step 7
Bake for another 20 minutes or until edges are browned.
Step 8
Remove from oven and lower temperature to 350 degrees Farenheit.
Step 9
For Macaroni and Cheese
Step 10
In a large pot of boiling and salted water, cook pasta until it is al dente. Once done, drain.
Step 11
In another large saucepan, over medium high heat, melt 3 tablespoons of butter. Once melted, whisk in flour. Keep whisking to ensure that there are no lumps. After 5-7 minutes, the butter and flour mixture should be a light caramel color.
Step 12
Add the soy milk, bay leaves, paprika, lemon juice, thyme, garlic powder and Szechuan pepper. Stir occasionally for 10 - 15 minutes. The mixture should thicken up.
Step 13
Remove bay leaves.
Step 14
In a medium size bowl thoroughly mix eggs. Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, slowly add milk mixture to eggs (temper the eggs). While adding the hot mixture to the eggs, make sure that you keep whisking. Once you have roughly 2 cups of the soy milk mixture in with the eggs, dump everything into the main saucepan and stir.
Step 15
Add in 3/4 of the shredded cheeses, and all of the goat cheese, and stir to combine.
Step 16
Add in the cooked, diced chicken and roasted cauliflower. Once these are combined, add the cooked pasta and stir thoroughly.
Step 17
Season with salt and pepper.
Step 18
Pour into a 9"x13" baking pan.
Step 19
Cover with remaining cheese.
Step 20
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a saute pan.
Step 21
Add panko bread crumbs and stir to coat all of the crumbs with butter.
Step 22
Top the mac and cheese with the panko crumbs and bake for 30 minutes.
Step 23
Let rest for 15-20 minutes before serving.
Step 24
If you really want to kick up the heat factor in this, you can add tablespoon of Sriracha hot sauce to the mix.
Categories
Cuisines: American
Dish Types: side dish, lunch, main course, main dish, dinner