Low Protein Baked Macaroni Cheese

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar lowers calories while still providing flavor.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier for sautéing.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

In a saucepan boil 1ltr of water. At boiling point add your macaroni to cook for 8 minutes. Pre-heat oven to 200C.

Place 30g of Cheese Sauce mix into a jug and add 100ml of boiling water. Whisk until the sauce is as smooth as possible.

Drain macaroni and stir into sauce, then place into an oven proof container topped with Violife grated cheese, cook for 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and serve. Add salt and pepper to taste and garnish with herbs.

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