NO BAKE MACARONI WITH CHEESY WHITE SAUCE!!!

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with less fat.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy and reduces saturated fat.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: soy milk

Almond milk is lower in calories and often cheaper.

Add 7 cups water and 2 Tbsp salt to a casserole and bring it to a boil.

When it boils, add 250g elbow macaroni pasta and mix.

Set flame to low and cook the pasta until al dente.

When the pasta is al dente, strain and set aside.

Pan-fry 2 sliced jumbo hot dogs on medium flame until lightly toasted, then set aside.

Sauté 2 chopped onions on high flame for about 20 seconds.

Add 6 chopped garlic cloves and continue sautéing for another 10 seconds.

Add 500g ground pork and continue sautéing until the fat renders.

Add 1 tsp salt and ground black pepper, and continue sautéing until you see fat coming out from the meat.

Add the pan-fried hot dogs and continue sautéing for another minute.

Add 500g tomato sauce and 1/2 cup water, set the flame to low and mix.

Add 80g grated cheese and 1/4 cup light brown sugar, then add another 1/2 cup water and reduce on low flame, set aside.

On a separate pan, melt 60g butter on low flame.

Add 3 Tbsp flour and mix, keeping the flame on low.

Add 1/3 of the 370ml cold evaporated milk, noticing the roux thickening.

Add another 1/3 of the cold evaporated milk, keeping the flame on low.

Add the last 1/3 of cold evaporated milk, then add 80g grated cheese, 1/2 tsp salt, and ground black pepper, and 1/2 cup water.

Mix and let the cheese melt.

When the sauce is reduced, add the cooked elbow macaroni and mix.

Turn off the flame and set aside on a serving dish.

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