Side Dish

Healthified French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese is for Side Dish.

Healthified French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Healthified French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese takes 105 minutes to cook.

Healthified French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Healthified French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese are:

Bechamel
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4 TBSP all purpose flour
1 2/3 C skim milk
4 oz. gruyere cheese, grated
4 oz. part-skim mozzarella cheese, grated
salt and pepper to taste - roughly 1/2 TSP each.

French Onion "Soup"
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1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
3 large white onions, sliced
6 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
1/2 TBSP honey
salt and pepper to taste - roughly 1/2 TSP each
3 C low sodium beef broth (separated into 1 C and 2 C)
8 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped (or 1/2 TBSP dried thyme)

1/2 lb. whole wheat pasta, cooked

2 T seasoned breadcrumbs

Here is how you make Healthified French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese:

preheat oven to 350 degrees farenheitFrench Onion "Soup"-----------------------------Heat a high-sided skillet with olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, and slowly sweat. Add salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Cover, and let cook for about 10 minutes. Add 1 C beef broth and worcestershire sauce. Simmer until liquid is reduced to half, then add the rest of the broth, honey, and thyme. Simmer until liquid is reduced and almost gone.Bechamel--------------While onions are simmering and reducing, heat a pot over medium heat. In a small bowl, combine flour and milk. Whisk until there are no lumps. Heat the flour and milk mixture over medium heat until it becomes thick. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Once thick, add the grated cheeses. Once the "soup" has reduced, add it to the bechamel and stir to combine. Add pasta. In a casserole dish, sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, add the macaroni and cheese. Sprinkle with 2 TBSP breadcrumbs.Bake in the oven 20-25 minutes covered, and 15 minutes uncovered to brown.Makes 8 (1 C) servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CMCGUIRE88.

The nutritional information for Healthified French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 252.4

• Total Fat: 9.5 g
• Cholesterol: 24.2 mg
• Sodium: 934.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 14.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Healthified French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese is Low Fat