wheat pasta mac and cheese?

Re: wheat pasta mac and cheese?

• maribeth721

  

  January 2012

  I only use wheat pasta. I don't typically eat mac and cheese much, but I know of an easy cheese sauce to make with your pasta. It's fairly low in calories.
  
  Ingredients:
  3 cloves of garlic
  1 cup reduced fat sour cream
  3/4 cup chicken broth
  3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  
  I usually sautee some bell peppers with this too. Sautee your peppers for about 5-10 mins (depending on how you like them). Add in the sour cream, chicken broth, and garlic to your peppers. Simmer for about 5 min's uncovered. Then add your cheese, stir and remove from heat. Serve over wheat pasta. I add a little cayenne pepper in too to give it a nice kick.
  
  

  

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• Lobsters25 member

  

  January 2012

  Annie's mac and cheese is great for that.  I'm always in favor of making my own, though, so that I can use less processed cheese.  Do you have a crockpot?  If so, you can make amazing slow cooker mac and cheese.

  

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• meganb1977 member

  

  January 2012 edited January 2012

  Thanks!  The recipe does sound good.  I do have a crock pot and didn't think of making it in the slow cooker, will have to search the slow cooker recipes too.

  Whoever said it was supposed to be happily ever after is a big fat liar.

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• Lobsters25 member

  

  January 2012 edited January 2012

  Here's an awesome slow-cooker recipe I found on Pinterest.
  
  http://whiskandaprayer.blogspot.com/2010/08/magazinecookbook-monday-slow-baked-mac.html
  
  I made the following substitutions for the recipe to try and be a bit healthier -
  nonfat milk
  egg beaters
  lowfat cheese
  whole wheat pasta

  

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• trixie549

  

  January 2012

  Annie's is pretty good for a boxed m&c, although homemade is always better (and easier to control nutrition).

  

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• calliopeia2013 member

  

  January 2012

  Agree with PPs who have mentioned Annie's- their whole wheat mac and cheese is good!  But I like Annie's better than Kraft anyway, and Target usually has it on sale for $1 a box. 
  
  I make my own if I really want to be healthy, but sometimes you just want that powdered cheese flavor, you know?

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• Renew2 member

  

  February 2012

  If you want whole grain pasta that kind of tastes more like white pasta try Ancient Grains Quinoa and Corn pasta and then use velvetta on that

  

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• rlavach member

  

  February 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_wheat-pasta-mac-cheese?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:238Discussion:6b7173c5-f2f8-4c18-8089-4b22c47d9e83Post:ab173537-d0e8-43d8-b337-263f30a1575d">Re: wheat pasta mac and cheese?</a>:
  [QUOTE]Agree with PPs who have mentioned Annie's- their whole wheat mac and cheese is good!  But I like Annie's better than Kraft anyway, and Target usually has it on sale for $1 a box.  :) <strong>I make my own if I really want to be healthy, but sometimes you just want that powdered cheese flavor, you know?</strong>
  Posted by calliopeia2013[/QUOTE]
  Haha, that's true. I find all of those boxed mac & cheeses way too salty, even the Annie's. I'm gulping water for hours after. I never realize it, but then when I've gone through 2L in 4 hours, I trace it back. It's a nice treat, but I don't do it.<div>
  </div><div>I make mac & cheese with Trader Joes whole wheat pasta & cheddar flavored Daiya cheese. I just make a basic cheese sauce with unsweetened coconut milk, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and a little veggie broth to thin it out after I add the shredded 'cheese.' It has to be watery so it stays moist. Then I bake it with Italian seasoned bread crumbs or panko on the top. My non-vegan friends are always impressed.</div>

  

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• misssunshine17 member

  

  February 2012

  I second the Trader Joe's organic! It's $2 a box here and great in a quick pinch and has that comfort food feel. At lot of times, I'll add frozen veggies to feel like I've gotten some nutrients out of it. 

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• SarahMayne

  

  February 2012 edited February 2012

  I love annie's rice and cheddar pasta, but I can't eat gluten, so maybe I am biased!

  

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