Healthier Mac-N-Cheese Soup with Spinach

Healthier Mac-N-Cheese Soup with Spinach might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 6 and costs $2.24 per serving. One portion of this dish contains roughly 20g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 325 calories. 290 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by Sugar Free Mom. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up water, spinach, whole wheat flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 25 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 97%. This score is great. Healthier Baked Mac and Cheese, Healthier Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese, and Healthier Mac and Cheese with BBQ Pulled Pork and Caramelized Onions {Whole Wheat} are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

10 ounces brown rice pasta shells

2 cups shredded low fat cheddar cheese

4 cups low sodium chicken broth

2 cups milk ( I used 1%)

8 ounces fresh or frozen spinach

2 cups water

2 tablespoons whole wheat or gluten free flour

Equipment:

sauce pan

whisk

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

In a large saucepan, bring broth and water to a boil over high heat. Add pasta.Return to a boil.Reduce heat and simmer until pasta is cooked.Add chopped spinach and cook about 5 more minutes until it is wilted and heated through.In a small bowl whisk together milk and flour.Stir into pasta mixture and cook until thickened.Stir in cheese and continue to stir until it melts.

 

Step by step:


1. In a large saucepan, bring broth and water to a boil over high heat.

2. Add pasta.Return to a boil.Reduce heat and simmer until pasta is cooked.

3. Add chopped spinach and cook about 5 more minutes until it is wilted and heated through.In a small bowl whisk together milk and flour.Stir into pasta mixture and cook until thickened.Stir in cheese and continue to stir until it melts.


Nutrition Information:

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325k Calories
19g Protein
7g Total Fat
46g Carbs
47% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
325k
16%

Fat
7g
11%

  Saturated Fat
3g
24%

Carbohydrates
46g
16%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
16mg
5%

Sodium
354mg
15%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
19g
39%

Vitamin K
183µg
174%

Vitamin A
3754IU
75%

Phosphorus
324mg
32%

Calcium
295mg
30%

Manganese
0.44mg
22%

Folate
82µg
21%

Vitamin B2
0.34mg
20%

Fiber
4g
18%

Selenium
10µg
15%

Potassium
486mg
14%

Vitamin B3
2mg
13%

Vitamin C
10mg
13%

Magnesium
49mg
12%

Vitamin B12
0.71µg
12%

Zinc
1mg
9%

Iron
1mg
9%

Copper
0.18mg
9%

Vitamin D
1µg
7%

Vitamin B6
0.15mg
7%

Vitamin E
0.86mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.08mg
6%

Vitamin B5
0.41mg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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