Healthy Recipes: Homestyle Macaroni and Cheese

Hey readers!

Top with a little extra paprika, salt, and pepper and you're good to go! I put lightly seasoned veggies on the side.

I made a pretty successful winter meal that I want to share with you.  If you have a lot of people to feed on a cold day, this is the perfect comfort meal that won't derail you from your health-related New Year's resolutions!  One of my favorites to warm me up after a cold day, aside from soup, is macaroni and cheese.

Here is what you will need (plus the nutrition calculated based off of 8 servings!):

 

Directions:

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
• Cook and drain your macaroni.  Set aside.
• In a saucepan, melt your butter (yogurt butter).  Use a whisk to add flour with a sprinkle of salt and pepper.  
• Gradually, add your milk to the mixture and keep whisking/mixing.
• Add the cheddar gradually, stirring as you go.  Make sure that you add this little by little, after you let the cheddar melt into the mixture.  Keep about 1/4 of the cheese to top your macaroni when you bake it.
• Place your macaroni in a pan.  Pour the mixture on top of the pasta, and make sure it distributes evenly.  Then, mix in some paprika with a little more salt and pepper.  Don't overdo the seasoning-you can always add more.
• Top the pasta with the remaining cheddar, and bake for 20-25 minutes.  It will be ready when there is a slightly browned crust on top of the dish.
• Divide into 8 servings, and enjoy!  Season to taste.

 

Hope you all are keeping warm right now!  What is your favorite winter meal?