Mac & Cheese | In Lockdown Somali Style Cooking 2020 (Sweet BBQ Chicken)

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while evaporated milk is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Romano cheese

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while Romano is often cheaper.

Turn on the oven and cooker.

Wash the chicken with cold water, optionally using lime to clean.

Season the chicken with cumin, onion powder, garlic, paprika, thyme, and brown sugar, then mix well.

Butter the pan to prevent burning and place the seasoned chicken in it.

Put the chicken in the oven to cook.

Melt butter in a pan for the macaroni sauce.

Add a little bit of plain flour to the melted butter and whisk it in.

Gradually add 4 cups of cold milk to the flour mixture while whisking to combine.

Season the macaroni sauce with salt, black pepper, and garlic, then mix well.

Add cheddar cheese to the sauce and whisk until thick and gooey.

Cook elbow macaroni in boiling water until done, then drain and combine with the cheese sauce.

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