Name: Lighter Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 oz wheat or whole wheat elbow macaroni; 2 tbsp butter; ¼ cup flour; ¼ cup minced onion; 2 cups skim milk; 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth; 8 oz for best results shred yourself reduced fat cheddar; salt and pepper; 4 cups baby spinach; 2 tbsp grated parmesan; ¼ cup seasoned whole wheat bread crumbs; Olive oil spray

How To Make Lighter Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Achieve a lighter take on the baked macaroni and cheese with this recipe. It turns out perfectly every time. Few simple tricks revealed. It’s so easy!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 35 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

12ozelbow macaroni,wheat or whole wheat
2tbspbutter
¼cupflour
¼cuponion,minced
2cupsskim milk
1cupchicken or vegetable broth
8ozreduced fat cheddar,for best results shred yourself
salt and pepper
4cupsbaby spinach
2tbspparmesan,grated
¼cupseasoned whole wheat bread crumbs
olive oil spray

Instructions

Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Spray a baking dish with buttered flavor Pam.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a large, heavy skillet, melt butter. Add flour and cook over low heat stirring with a whisk.
Add onion and cook for about 2 minutes. Add milk and chicken broth and continue whisking, raising heat to medium-high until it comes to a boil and becomes smooth and thick. Season with salt and pepper.
Once it becomes thick, remove from heat, add cheese ¼ cup at a time and mix well until cheese is melted. Adjust salt and pepper to taste then add cooked macaroni and baby spinach.
Pour into baking dish. Top with grated cheese and breadcrumbs. Spray a little more oil on top.
Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, then broil for a few minutes to get the breadcrumbs golden.