Three Cheese Mac and Cheese Lite (Yes Lite)

Submitted by MsSally

"We love mac and cheese, but not all of the fat and calories, so I've been working on a lighter version and this is what I came up with. My DD loves this and she's picky about her mac and cheese."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 1 tablespoon light margarine
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups skim milk
• 4 ounces 2% Velveeta reduced fat cheese product (cubed)
• 2 cups 2% cheddar cheese (divided)
• 1 cup 2% mozzarella cheese

directions

1. Cook macaroni according to box, pour into colander and leave. DO NOT RINSE>.
2. Turn burner to med. Melt butter in pan, add flour and whisk together. Add milk and whisk constantly till warm and thickened. Remove from heat. Whisk in Velveeta, 1 cup cheddar and mozzarella, till melted and smooth.
3. Add macaroni to cheese mixture. Stir until well combined.
4. Heat oven to 350°F Pour mac and cheese into 2 qt casserole. Top with remaining cheese.
5. Bake for 20 minutes or till cheese on top is melted.

Reviews

[LARavenscroft]

Made for Zaar Stars. We love mac & cheese, especially the baked kind, but I rarely make it because it is so loaded with fat - but this isn't and it tastes just like the full fat kind. Will definitely make this again. Thanks for posting this MsSally!

 

[MelissaO]

MMMMmmm... yum. I was making this for the kids at our St. Patrick's Day Party (it's the "pot of gold") and had a hard time keeping my fork out of it (and that was before it baked!). I used an entire bag of medium shells instead of the elbows (for some reason my four year old doesn't "do" mac and cheese elbows), and the ratio was perfect. I sprinkled only about 1/2 cup mozzarella on top of the mac and cheese before baking too (because the four year old also has a thing against shredded yellow cheese?!?!) and it was perfect for us. Thanks for sharing.

 

[SMH4089]

I will make this again. It came together nicely and the family approved. Thank you for posting.

 

[Bluenoser]

Very simple to make and was very tasty--Will make again for sure

 

[Cilantro in Canada]

I loved this recipe, but only used cheddar not the other cheeses. I used the total amount of cheese called for, but just used cheddar. Thanks for he recipe.