High Protein, Low Calorie Taco Mac N Cheese
Serves 5
Directions
- 1Toss your diced bell peppers and onions with some salt.
- 2Toss your diced bell peppers and onions with some salt.
- 3Toss your diced bell peppers and onions with some salt.
- 4Cook the vegetables down until caramelized.
- 5Cook the vegetables down until caramelized.
- 6Cook the vegetables down until caramelized.
- 7Start cooking your pasta of choice.
- 8Start cooking your pasta of choice.
- 9Start cooking your pasta of choice.
- 10Brown your lean beef.
- 11Brown your lean beef.
- 12Brown your lean beef.
- 13Season the beef with taco seasoning, red enchilada sauce, and a splash of water.
- 14Season the beef with taco seasoning, red enchilada sauce, and a splash of water.
- 15Season the beef with taco seasoning, red enchilada sauce, and a splash of water.
- 16Add in your cooked veggies to the beef.
- 17Add in your cooked veggies to the beef.
- 18Add in your cooked veggies to the beef.
- 19Pour your cooked pasta over the beef and veggies.
- 20Pour your cooked pasta over the beef and veggies.
- 21Pour your cooked pasta over the beef and veggies.
- 22Blend together cottage cheese, cheddar powder, low fat cheddar, nutritional yeast, 1% milk, and hot sauce to make a high-protein cheese sauce.
- 23Blend together cottage cheese, cheddar powder, low fat cheddar, nutritional yeast, 1% milk, and hot sauce to make a high-protein cheese sauce.
- 24Blend together cottage cheese, cheddar powder, low fat cheddar, nutritional yeast, 1% milk, and hot sauce to make a high-protein cheese sauce.
- 25Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and meat mixture.
- 26Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and meat mixture.
- 27Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and meat mixture.
- 28Mix everything together until combined.
- 29Mix everything together until combined.
- 30Mix everything together until combined.
Ingredients
- 2 yellow bell peppers
- 2 yellow bell peppers
- 2 yellow bell peppers
- 2 red bell peppers
- 2 red bell peppers
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 onion
- 1 onion
- 1 onion
- salt
- salt
- salt
- 330 g pasta of choice
- 330 g pasta of choice
- 330 g pasta of choice
- 16 oz 93% beef
- 16 oz 93% beef
- 16 oz 93% beef
- 1 taco seasoning packet
- 1 taco seasoning packet
- 1 taco seasoning packet
- 50 g red enchilada sauce
- 50 g red enchilada sauce
- 50 g red enchilada sauce
- splash water
- splash water
- splash water
- 350 g 2% cottage cheese
- 350 g 2% cottage cheese
- 350 g 2% cottage cheese
- 25 g cheddar powder
- 25 g cheddar powder
- 25 g cheddar powder
- 50 g low fat cheddar
- 50 g low fat cheddar
- 50 g low fat cheddar
- 10 g nutritional yeast
- 10 g nutritional yeast
- 10 g nutritional yeast
- 50 g 1% milk
- 50 g 1% milk
- 50 g 1% milk
- to taste hot sauce
- to taste hot sauce
- to taste hot sauce
Equipment
panpotblendercolander
Tips
- This exact recipe was available in 400 Sam's clubs across the country through the end of July.