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Healthier Mac & Cheese
Total Time
20 mins
 
Servings: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 lb medium pasta shells
  • Drizzle olive oil
  • Pinch of sea salt (for pasta)
  • ¾ cup skim milk
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • 5 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 5 slices American cheese
  • 2 cup shredded sharp reduced-fat cheddar some reserved for topping
Instructions
  1. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add in a drizzle of olive oil & pinch of sea salt to water. Cook pasta for 8-10 minutes. Reserve ¼ cup pasta water and drain the rest.

  2. Mix in the milk & season with salt and pepper. Add in the butter (in cut up chunks), stir around. Rip apart your slices of American cheese into smaller pieces and mix them in. Add in the shredded cheddar and combine that into the pasta.

  3. A sauce will have been created right into the pasta, if it seems a little dry, add in some of the reserved pasta water 1 tbsp at a time. You can top with anything from seasoned breadcrumbs, extra shredded cheese, bacon, scallion, etc!

Recipe Notes

This will keep and reheat, but stir in some milk after its hot to revive the sauce.