Total cheese in this recipe is only 1-2/3 cup. Comté also melts beautifully – absolutely essential in macaroni and cheese! of sodium), combined with half a cup of light whipped cream cheese, these two cheeses lend the necessary creaminess to the mac & cheese, leaving the big flavor to French Comté – also known as “Gruyère de Comté”- which has a strong, slightly sweet, buttery flavor that is milder than some of the more “biting” Swiss cheeses of the same family. What about the lower calorie and fat content? Using only a half cup of low calorie, low sodium Karoun Labne (labneh) Kefir cheese (only 60 calories per 2 tablespoons and a mere 15 mg. Sure, Macaroni & Cheese is one of America’s all-time favorite comfort foods, but I’ve never made it at home and order it in restaurants only on rare occasions when kids (big and little) request it or it is served as a shareable side. College Girl will be ecstatic because she, being a normal kid, loved Mac & Cheese (I stocked Annie’s Organic White Cheddar) but has curtailed her consumption in adulthood.
The low carb secret is in the cauliflower – half gluten free pasta and half roasted cauliflower, which adds nutritional value and fiber and can be our secret, if you wish. Finally, a macaroni and cheese recipe that is not only gluten free, but lower in carbs, calories, and fat – yet, still satisfies your inner craving with all its cheesy goodness and crunchy crumblies.
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