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Maggie's veggie mac and cheese takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Maggie's veggie mac and cheese takes 10 minutes to cook.

Maggie's veggie mac and cheese makes 2 servings.

The ingredients for Maggie's veggie mac and cheese are:

Rotini pasta uncooked, 1 cup
Celery, raw, 1 stalk, small (5" long)
Onions, raw, 1 cup, chopped
Spinach, fresh, .25 cup
Garlic, .5 tsp
Butter, unsalted, 1 tsp
Olive Oil, .5 tsp
Peppers, sweet, red, fresh, .25 cup, chopped
Four cheese mexican, 0.25 cup
Parmesan Cheese, grated, 1 tbsp
Ricotta Cheese, part skim milk, 1 tbsp
Tropical queso fresco, 2 oz
Black Olives, 10 small
Spanish Olives w/pimento - 10 olives
Capers, 10 capers

Here is how you make Maggie's veggie mac and cheese:

Cook pasta al dente. Meanwhile in a combination of the butter and olive oil, saute onion, spinach, celery and peppers until soft. Add garlic and saute for a minute. Add milk and half cup water. Bring to a boil and add cheeses, except queso fresco.Serve warm with one ounce queso fresco per serving crumbled on top and cover with half the olives and capers per serving.Two one-cup servings.Number of Servings: 2Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MAGUITA74.

The nutritional information for Maggie's veggie mac and cheese is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 2
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 419.4

• Total Fat: 17.2 g
• Cholesterol: 31.7 mg
• Sodium: 1,259.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
• Protein: 15.9 g