Low-fat Creamy Macaroni & Cheese

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 4 ounces reduced-fat monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1 cup nonfat cottage cheese
• 3/4 cup nonfat sour cream
• 1/3 cup skim milk
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon light margarine, melted
• 1 tablespoon cheese-flavored granule
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pinch red pepper, ground
• 2 tablespoons reduced-fat butter-flavored cracker crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 coat a two-quart casserole dish with non-stick spray.
• 2 cook macaroni according to package directions.
• 3 drain macaroni, reserving two tablespoons cooking water.
• 4 toss macaroni with reserved cooking water, cheeses, sour cream, milk, onions, egg , margarine, cheese-flavored granules, mustard and peppers until well combined.
• 5 spoon into casserole dish.
• 6 sprinkle with cracker crumbs and paprika.
• 7 cover.
• 8 bake casserole at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• 9 uncover and bake until golden brown an d bubbly, about five minutes.