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Yield: 4 servings
Not only is this ultra-creamy version of mac-and-cheese nearly as fast as the boxed variety, but your family will be able to pronounce every ingredient. If they aren't broccoli fans, substitute a frozen vegetable of your choice.
YOU PEOPLE ARE NEGLECTING THE FACTS. THIS MAC AND CHEESE IS HIGH IN FIBER, AND LOW IN SATURATED FAT. ADDITIONALLY, YOU ARE GETTING TONS OF VITAMINS FROM THE BROCCOLI, HEALTHY PROTEIN, AND A VERY GOOD AMOUNT OF CALCIUM. THIS MEAL WILL HELP LOWER YOUR CHOLESTEROL, STRENGTHEN YOUR BONES, PROVIDE ANTIOXIDANTS, AND HELP YOUR DIGESTION SYSTEM. IF YOU ARE SALT SENSITIVE, USE A LOW SODIUM ALTERNATIVE, OR NO SALT AT ALL. DON\'T FORGET, MILK IS ALSO A GREAT SOURCE OF POTASSIUM, WHICH REGULATES YOUR HEART BEAT AND HELPS CONTROL YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE. REMEMBER, YOU NEED CALORIES TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WORRY LESS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF CALORIES YOU CONSUME, AND MORE ABOUT THE SOURCES OF CALORIES. SAT FAT CALORIES = BAD. MONO/POLY-UNSAT. FAT AND COMPLEX CARBS = GOOD. GREAT RECIPE! I MIGHT EVEN USE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR JUST TO GIVE IT ANOTHER FIBER BOOST.
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For heaven\'s sake, people!
This is your own food, you can add as little or as much salt as you want. The recommended amount is for taste, so if you need to use less or use a salt substitute go ahead. That\'s the beauty of cooking at home versus eating at a restaurant.
Please take a little personal responsability!
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I used fat free milk and fat free cheddar cheese. The mac and cheese was served as a side dish (smaller portion) with a skinless boneless chicken breast. Top it off with a large green salad and it made a fine meal. Very tasty.
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...don\'t flippin\' eat it. Seriously, 10 grams of fat for a main dish is not "loaded with fat"!!! Lighten up! Compare this to the homemade mac and cheese that many of us grew up on and this is a dream. Get over yourselves; this is not unhealthy and it tastes good. And for those who think this looks like dog vomit, I am left wondering what you feed your dog...
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Add in meat of your choice, maybe some Chicken breast or some lean pork and you have a \'One pan Wonder\' meal. As for the sodium count, surely there are ways you can aleviate it a little, but not much. Salt is one of those things that are hard to get away from.
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