Light High Fiber Macaroni and Cheese

Comfort food at its finest 😋 ⠀
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Thank you to @alixturoff_rd for sharing with us this amazing Light High Fiber Macaroni and Cheese 🧀 ⠀
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INGREDIENTS ⬇️ ⠀
· 4 oz dry FG Light Elbows
· 2 tsp Light Butter ⠀
· 2 tbsp White Flour ⠀
· 2 tbsp Minced Onion ⠀
· 5 fl oz Skim Milk ⠀
· 3 fl oz Chicken Broth ⠀
· 2 oz Light Cheddar Cheese ⠀
· 1 oz Fat Free Cheddar Cheese ⠀
· 1.5 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese ⠀
· Propellant free cooking spray ⠀
· Optional: 2 tbsp Bread Crumbs of choice or cracker crumbs ⠀
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DIRECTIONS ⬇️ ⠀
· Salt pasta water and cook pasta according to directions on box. ⠀
· Preheat oven to 375°F. ⠀
· In a medium skillet, add butter and allow melting. Add flour and reduce heat to low, whisking flour into butter mixture to create a roux. ⠀
· Add minced onion to the butter mixture and allow cooking for ~2 minutes. ⠀
· Increase heat to medium-high and add milk and chicken broth. Whisk and allow mixture to come to a boil. Once the mixture is smooth and has thickened, season with salt and pepper to taste. ⠀
· Remove milk mixture from heat, add cheese and mix well until cheese has melted. Add additional salt and pepper if needed. ⠀
· Add cooked pasta to cheese mixture and then transfer to a baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. ⠀
Top with grated Parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs (optional). You can serve as is or, if you prefer baked macaroni and cheese, continue to the next step. ⠀
· To bake your macaroni and cheese: Spritz top with nonstick cooking spray. ⠀
· Bake for ~15 minutes and then increase heat to broil for ~3 minutes to allow breadcrumbs to crisp up. ⠀
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And last but not least... enjoy it with your family and friends 💕