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Picture credit: Skinnytaste.com - I forgot to take a picture before serving. |
I recently discovered Skinnytaste.com and I am obsessed. Looking through the author's recipe list, I came across multiple of my family's favorites that we've been making for years.... but just not the skinny version. So since I try to eat healthy and force my family to as well, I figured I had to try out the skinny versions of some of my all-time favorites.
This week's adventure: Skinny Baked Broccoli Mac n Cheese.
It's been such a transitional week in terms of weather. The Northeast has really been feeling the effects of Fall - with the wind and rain - so I decided it would be a great day to try out a casserole. Who doesn't like pasta and melted cheese in front of the TV on a rainy night?
I had to make a few adjustments to the recipe like using 2% milk rather than skim, and regular Sargento sharp cheddar cheese because I had just bought milk, and the grocery story was out of reduced-fat sharp cheddar. I also picked up a carton of Grands buttermlk biscuits because they just looked so good. So this meal turned out to be semi-skinny.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 25-30 minutes
Baked Broccoli Mac n Cheese
Serves 8
12 oz high fiber elbows like Ronzoni Smart Taste
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp light butter
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup minced onion
2 cups 2% milk
1 cup fat free chicken stock
8 oz (whole bag) Sargento shredded sharp cheddar
Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
12 oz frozen broccoli florets (pre-cut bag is easiest)
1/8 cup grated parmesan
bread crumbs (enough to cover the entire top)
cooking spray
*Serve with Grands Buttermilk Biscuits*
- Cook pasta and broccoli together in a large pot of salted water to al dente (about 6 minutes)
- Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
- Preheat oven to 375°
- Melt butters in skillet
- Add onion and cook over low heat for two minutes
- Add flour and cook another minute until well combined
- Add milk and chicken stock, raising heat to medium-high until it comes to a boil
- Cook about 5 minutes until sauce becomes smooth and thick
- Season with salt and pepper
- Add shredded cheese
- Remove from heat and add cheese, mixing well until melted
- Adjust salt and pepper to your taste
- Pour into pasta pot
- Mix well until pasta in coated
- Transfer to casserole dish
- Add layer of parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, broil for a minute or two to get the breadcrumbs golden
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