Recipe renovation: Guilt-free macaroni and cheese

As a follower of the Weight Watchers PointsPlus program, you are no doubt making smarter food choices and rethinking the ingredients you use in your recipes. A fat reduction overview can help you produce a clear summarize of what you need to focus on to achieve your fat loss goal if you're a beginner; or serve as a reminder for those who are at an advanced or more improve stage of their weightloss strategy. Applying are seven steps that can serve as tips for your special weight loss system. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not the same thing. Many weight loss programs have misled people into believing that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss applications only work by resulting in a person's body to burn more muscle cells and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. But as the weather begins to get cooler, you may be tempted to cook up some comfort food. Unfortunately, comfort food usually means heavy creams and lots of high-fat proteins. You may be asking yourself Can I eat my favorite comfort foods and still remain on program?

The answer is an astounding Yes, you can! By making a few simple ingredient substitutions, you can whip up a batch of your favorite comfort foods guilt-free.

This recipe for macaroni and cheese has all of the rich, tasty goodness of the original, but with only 3 grams of fat:

Ingredients
3/4 cup evaporated fat-free milk
1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup low-fat cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 pinch fresh ground pepper and salt to taste
1 tsp Parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp dry bread crumbs
1 lb cooked elbow macaroni

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Heat the milk in a saucepan over low heat.
Add the cheeses until they melt, stirring constantly.
Stir in the nutmeg, pepper, and salt.
Remove the cheese sauce from the heat. Add the cooked pasta to the cheese sauce and mix well.
Pour the mixture into a 2-quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
Bake the casserole for 15-20 minutes until bubbly and the top is browned.

Serving Size: 1 cup ; Serves 6

Looking for some more meal ideas? This site is a great resource for low-fat recipes. Enjoy!

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