Light Ham Macaroni And Cheese
From otterpond 14 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 6
My husband loves macaroni and cheese, as do I, but the calories and fat are just not on the diet. He has been very kind to reducing the number of times he makes this but I know he is missing it. I went out today and found these "make-over" ingredients that cut almost 300 calories from the traditional recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 2 tablespoons flour shopping list
- 1 cup non-fat milk shopping list
- 1/2 cup yogurt, plain, fat free shopping list
- 4 tsp Dijon mustard shopping list
- 6 oz honeyBaked ham, diced shopping list
- ½ cup parmesan cheese shopping list
- ¾ pound macaroni noodles shopping list
- ½ cup cheddar cheese grated shopping list
- ¼ cup breadcrumbs (from Wheat Simply LIght Pepperidge Farm) shopping list
- 1 tsp nutmeg shopping list
- 1 tsp dried tarragon, crumbled good shopping list
How to make it
- WHITE SAUCE:
- In a saucepan, heat the oil over low heat. Sift in the flour and cook the roux , stirring rapidly until all mixed together.
- Add the milk in a whisking constantly until the roux is all smoothed out.
- Whisk in the dijon, Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes stirring constantly until its nicely thickened. Add more milk until you see a nice smooth consistency to your liking.
- BREAD CRUMBS:
- Grate about two slices of bread into crumbs. Remove any big bits and the crust.
- Mix crumbs well with nutmeg and tarragon
- Mix in 1/4 cup of grated cheddar for the topping.
- CASSEROLE:
- Cook the macaroni according to package instructions and drain well.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cheeses, white sauce, diced ham and salt and pepper to taste.
- Toss noodles with the mix until evenly distributed. Add yogurt and mix to get things nicely creamy.
- Pour mixture into a greased casserole, top with bread crumbs and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until nicely bubbly.
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Great job Otter! Thanks :)
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Thanks - this is one of my comfort foods and I, like you, don't eat it often. I will definitely give thsi a try! High 5
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