Mac 'n cheese without the cheese.
This recipe delivers on the taste, the texture and the overall warm, gooey feeling you want out of a comfort food...but with way less fat!
What You Need:
- 3 pots
- 1/2 large sweet potato (1/2 cup once cooked and mashed)
- 2 cups whole wheat macaroni
- 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/6 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup skim milk
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp low salt soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp lime juice
What You'll Do:
- Peel, soft boil and mash your sweet potato
- Salt then boil a a pot of water. When boiling, add in your two cups of macaroni noodles and cook according to your package directions
- As the water is boiling, use your third pot and add your olive oil and flour to make a roux
- Cook oil and flour for 3-5 minutes, stirring constantly until a lighter colour and a gently bubbled texture
- When cooked, add in your mashed sweet potato and stir
- Add in salt, garlic powder, soy sauce and lime juice
- Stir continuously until boiling
- Reduce heat to low and keep stirring occasionally until your pasta is ready
- Add your sauce to your drained pasta and stir to cover
- Serve hot and enjoy!
This low-fat comfort food dupe is packed with fibre and truly does take like the cheesey variety you've grown up with.
It makes a lovely side dish or a serve-alone dish.
The STEWART SCORE:
Taste: 2/2
Appearance: 1/2 (nothing fancy about how this looks!)
Effort: 2/2