Healthy Mac and Cheese
This Healthy Mac and Cheese Recipe is super easy to make and still has a great flavor and a super creamy texture. Watch our recipe video with step by step instructions on making this dish.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- -1 cup whole wheat elbow maccaroni
- -2 tbsp extra virgin Spanish olive oil
- -2 cloves of garlic
- -1/2 onion
- -1 tbsp flour
- -1/2 cup low fat organic milk
- -1 cup low-fat shredded queso manchego
- -1/2 cup greek yogurt
- -1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- -1/2 tsp dried thyme
- sea salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
- cherry tomatoes
- fresh thyme
Instructions
- 1
Finely Mince 2 cloves of garlic and finely dice 1/2 of an onion
- 2
Fill a small sauce pan half way with water, season with sea salt and a splash of extra virgin Spanish olive oil and heat with a HIGH heat
- 3
Heat a non-stick frying pan with a medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, once the oil get´s hot add the diced onions and minced garlic to the pan and cook for about 3 minutes, then add 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour and mix until well mixed, then add 1/2 cup of low-fat organic milk and continue to mix
- 4
As the milk is heating up your water should be boiling, add 1 cup of whole wheat elbow maccaroni and cook to al-dente under the packs instructions (mine was 10 minutes)
- 5
Once the milk to comes to a light boil shred in about 1 cup of low-fat queso Manchego (or your favorite low-fat cheese) mix everything together until the cheese is melted, then turn off the heat
- 6
After leaving the sauce to rest for 3-4 minutes, add 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt, 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme, 1/4 teaspoon of smoked paprika, season with sea salt and a generous portion of freshly cracked black pepper, mix everything together until well mixed, then add the cooked pasta into the sauce and mix it all together
- 7
Transfer the mac and cheese into 2 seperate shallow bowls and garnish each one with a cherry tomato and some fresh thyme
- 8
Enjoy!