Norma's Healthy Broccoli & White Bean Mac & Cheese
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By
Norma DeRemer
@PApride
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This is nother dish Woody and I came up with after I returned home from the hospital. Making more healthy dishes now and planning on making a new cookbook when I'm finished with some more new dishes for those who want to either loose weight or just have healthy meals to eat. Tonight we reheated the left-over of this and added spinach to it with a side salad. Turned out great. I call this the ultimate healthy comfort food with low fat and high level of protein.
Ingredients
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1 cskim milk, divided
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3 Tbspwhole-wheat flour
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3/4 cnonfat evaporated milk
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3garlic cloves, minced
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1/4 tspfresh gound nutmeg
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4 ozlow-fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
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5 Tbspfinely grated or powdered romano cheese, divided
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·sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
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1/2 boxof a 13.25 ounce box of whole-wheat elbow macaroni
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3 cchopped 1 inch broccoli florets
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1red pepper, chopped
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1 ccanned unsalted white beans, drained and rinsed
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1 tsppaprika
How to Make Norma's Healthy Broccoli & White Bean Mac & Cheese
- In a small bowl, whisk 1/4 cup of skim milk and flour and set aside.
- In a large saucepan, combine remaining 3/4 cup skim milk and evaporated milk and place on stove over high heat and stir in garlic and nutmeg.
- Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium and whisk in flour mixture until no longer lumps remain.
- Reduce heat to low and cook,whisking constantly until mixture thickens, about 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and stir in cheddar cheese and 3 tablespoon of romano until well blended.
- Season with salt and pepper, cover and keep warm on lowest heat setting until needed.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add macaroni and broccoli and cook for 6 minutes. Pasta will be slightly undercooked at this point. Stir in bell pepper.
- Drain and return to pot. Stir in beans and milk mixture and heat on low. Cook for 1 minute, until heated through.
- Spoon onto serving dishes and top with remaining 2 tablespoons of Romano and paprika, dividing evenly and serve hot.
