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Kale Mac & Cheese Cups
Kale Mac & Cheese Cups
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Kale Mac & Cheese Cups
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings6
Cook Time20 Minutes
Calories282
Ingredients
8 oz 1 package chickpea elbow pasta
1 Tbs unsalted butter
1/2 cup skim milk
1 1/2 Tbs cornstarch
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1 1/4 cups reduced fat shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/3 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
2 cups packed baby kale
2 Tbs nutritional yeast
1/2 cup crushed Cheddar cheese nut & rice cracker snacks (about 20)
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Spray standard 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray. Heat large covered saucepot of water to a boil over high heat. Add pasta and cook as label directs; reserve ½ cup cooking water, then drain pasta.

 

2. In medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. In small bowl, whisk milk, cornstarch, dry mustard, reserved cooking water, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper; add to saucepan. Cook 5 minutes or until sauce thickens, whisking constantly; remove from heat. Stir in cheese and yogurt; fold in kale, nutritional yeast and pasta. Makes about 6 cups.

 

3. Divide pasta into prepared muffin tin cups; sprinkle with cracker snacks. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 12 cups.

 

Nutritional Information

  • 10 g Fat
  • 4 g Saturated Fat
  • 23 mg Cholesterol
  • 361 mg Sodium
  • 31 g Carbohydrates
  • 6 g Fiber
  • 5 g Sugars
  • 0 g Added Sugars
  • 21 g Protein

20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings
282
Calories

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Makes 6 servings
8 oz 1 package chickpea elbow pasta
Banza Rotini Made from Chickpeas Pasta, 8 oz
Banza Rotini Made from Chickpeas Pasta, 8 oz, 8 Ounce
$3.99$0.50/oz
1 Tbs unsalted butter
Breakstone's Unsalted Butter, 2 count, 8 oz
Breakstone's Unsalted Butter, 2 count, 8 oz, 8 Ounce
$4.29$0.54/oz
1/2 cup skim milk
Bowl & Basket Fat Free Milk, one gallon
Bowl & Basket Fat Free Milk, one gallon, 1 Gallon
$4.49$4.49/gal
1 1/2 Tbs cornstarch
Argo 100% Pure Corn Starch, 16 oz
Argo 100% Pure Corn Starch, 16 oz, 16 Ounce
$3.59$0.22/oz
1/2 tsp dry mustard
Black Bear Stone Ground Mustard, 9 oz
Black Bear Stone Ground Mustard, 9 oz, 9 Ounce
$2.99$0.33/oz
1 1/4 cups reduced fat shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Kraft Finely Shredded Sharp Cheddar Natural Cheese, 8 oz
Kraft Finely Shredded Sharp Cheddar Natural Cheese, 8 oz, 8 Ounce
$3.59$0.45/oz
1/3 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
Cabot Creamery Whole Milk Plain Greek Yogurt, 2 lbs
Cabot Creamery Whole Milk Plain Greek Yogurt, 2 lbs, 32 Ounce
$5.99$0.19/oz
2 cups packed baby kale
Happy Baby Organics Apples, Kale & Avocados Organic Baby Food, Stage 2, 6+ Months, 4 oz
Happy Baby Organics Apples, Kale & Avocados Organic Baby Food, Stage 2, 6+ Months, 4 oz, 4 Ounce
$1.99$0.50/oz
2 Tbs nutritional yeast
Bragg Nutritional Yeast Seasoning, 4.5 oz
Bragg Nutritional Yeast Seasoning, 4.5 oz, 4.5 Ounce
$8.39$1.86/oz
1/2 cup crushed Cheddar cheese nut & rice cracker snacks (about 20)
Blue Diamond Almonds Nut-Thins Cheddar Cheese Rice Cracker Snacks with Almonds, 4.25 oz
Blue Diamond Almonds Nut-Thins Cheddar Cheese Rice Cracker Snacks with Almonds, 4.25 oz, 4.3 Ounce
On Sale! Limit 4
$2.99 was $3.28$0.70/oz

Nutritional Information

  • 10 g Fat
  • 4 g Saturated Fat
  • 23 mg Cholesterol
  • 361 mg Sodium
  • 31 g Carbohydrates
  • 6 g Fiber
  • 5 g Sugars
  • 0 g Added Sugars
  • 21 g Protein

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Spray standard 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray. Heat large covered saucepot of water to a boil over high heat. Add pasta and cook as label directs; reserve ½ cup cooking water, then drain pasta.

 

2. In medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. In small bowl, whisk milk, cornstarch, dry mustard, reserved cooking water, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper; add to saucepan. Cook 5 minutes or until sauce thickens, whisking constantly; remove from heat. Stir in cheese and yogurt; fold in kale, nutritional yeast and pasta. Makes about 6 cups.

 

3. Divide pasta into prepared muffin tin cups; sprinkle with cracker snacks. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 12 cups.