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cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar lowers calories while processed cheese is often less expensive.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: string cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while string cheese is often cheaper.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories and adds creaminess, while sour cream is a cost-effective substitute.

elbow macaroni

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta shapes on sale

Whole wheat pasta adds fiber, while other pasta shapes can be more affordable.

Fill a pot with water and add about 1 teaspoon of oil and 1 teaspoon of salt to it.

Chop and dice bell peppers (green, yellow, orange) and one whole onion.

In a hot pot, melt butter and add the chopped bell peppers and onions, mixing them together.

Slice and dice spam and add it to the mixture of bell peppers and onions.

Add about 1 cup of peas and two cubes of Maggie seasoning, ensuring to squish the cubes before adding them.

Let the mixture cook until the peas are tender.

Drain the cooked elbow macaroni and transfer it to a large bowl.

Mix the ham and vegetable mixture into the macaroni until well combined.

In the same pot, add two cans of evaporated milk and two boxes of cream cheese, stirring until dissolved.

Add 8 cubes of Laughing Cow cheese to the mixture and let it melt.

Incorporate salsa cheese into the mixture, adding half a can of evaporated milk as needed.

Mix the cheese sauce until it is smooth, with small lumps remaining acceptable.

Pour the cheese sauce over the macaroni and mix until well coated.

Add half a cup of sour cream and mix well to ensure everything is combined.

Add two more cubes of Maggie seasoning and about a teaspoon of adobo seasoning for flavor.

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