Sweet Potato Mac 'n Cheese

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