Macaroni and Cheese Lite Recipe

Free Recipe Macaroni and Cheese Lite

Recipe Type: Free Misc Recipes
Recipe Preparation: bake
Cooking Temperature:
Recipe Serves: 1

Ingredients for Macaroni and Cheese Lite Recipe

1/2 lb Dry pasta
2 tb Butter or margarine
2 c Chopped onion
2 md Clove garlic; minced
1/2 lb Mushrooms; sliced
4 c Shredded cabbage
1 ts Salt
1 ts Caraway seeds
1 bn Fresh spinach; stemmed and
-coarsely chopped
1 lb Cottage cheese; lowfat
1/2 c Buttermilk; or yogurt
2 tb Fresh dill; finely minced
Fresh black pepper; to taste
2 c (packed) grated cheddar
Sunflower seeds; optional

Macaroni and Cheese Lite Preparation

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Cook the pasta until just barely tender. Drain thoroughly, and transfer to a large bowl. Melt the butter in a large, deep skillet, and add the onions. After sauteing for about 5 minutes, add garlic, mushrooms, cabbage, salt, and caraway. Stir, cover, and cook until the cabbage is just tender (10 minutes). Stir in spinach, and remove from heat. Add to the pasta. Stir in cottage cheese, buttermilk, dill, black pepper, and half the cheddar. Taste to adjust seasonings, and spread into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with the remaining cheddar and a few sunflower seeds, and bake uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes, or until heated through. Recipe from MOOSEWOOD COOKBOOK by Mollie Katzen