Easy Cottage Cheese Mac and Cheese
Enjoy a high protein twist on this classic favorite with our Easy Cottage Cheese Mac and Cheese recipe. Creamy, delicious, and nutritious!
Yield: 6 Bowls
Calories: 370kcal
Cost: $4.10
Materials
- 10 Ounces Pasta
- Bone Broth *Optionally use Bone Broth to make your Pasta (adds flavor/protein)
- 1 Cup Cottage Cheese Fat Free, Reduced Fat, or Full Fat
- 5 Ounces Cheddar Cheese Fat Free, Reduced Fat, or Full Fat
- 1 Cup Milk or Milk Substitute (Fat Free, Reduced Fat, or Full Fat)
- 1 ½ Tablespoons Corn Starch
- ½ Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Mustard
- ½ Teaspoon Paprika Smoked Preferred
- ¼ Teaspoon Onion Salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 12 Ounces Protein *Cooked (Chicken, Beef, Turkey, Tuna, etc)
Instructions
- Make your Pasta however your box says to (add in your Bone Broth for more flavor/protein!)
- Add the rest of your ingredients aside from your cooked Protein into either a blender or food processor
- Blend or process until smooth
- Pour that mix into a large saucepan pan and turn your burner on Low Heat
- Let that cook for a couple minutes or until it starts to thicken up (keep it moving!)
- Add and mix in your cooked Pasta
- Add and mix in your cooked Protein/anything else you want like some Bacon Bits
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Notes
Calories in the whole recipe with Fat Free Milk/Cottage Cheese and Chicken:
- Calories: 2220
- Fat: 60g
- Saturated Fat: 30g
- Sodium: 3200mg
- Carbs: 216g
- Fiber: 25g
- Sugar: 29g
- Protein: 204g
- Calories: 370
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Sodium: 533.3mg
- Carbs: 36g
- Fiber: 4.1g
- Sugar: 5g
- Protein: 34g
- Calories: 307
- Fat: 8.3g
- Saturated Fat: 4.6g
- Sodium: 433.3mg
- Carbs: 36g
- Fiber: 4.1g
- Sugar: 4.8g
- Protein: 22.3g
Nutrition
Calories: 370kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 533.3mg | Fiber: 4.1g | Sugar: 5g