Vegetarian

Green Mac and Cheese takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Green Mac and Cheese takes 20 minutes to cook.

Green Mac and Cheese makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Green Mac and Cheese are:

1/2 pound of Whole Grain Rotini
1 package frozen squash puree
1 package frozen spinach
1 1/2 cups colby and monterey jack cheese
1/4 cup fat free cottage cheese
1 cup milk
optional: 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard

Here is how you make Green Mac and Cheese:

Boil and drain the whole wheat noodles using box instructions. Defrost Spinach in the microwave. Wring out extra water by placing spinach in a few paper towels and squeezing.To move the meal along faster, put squash puree, milk, and cottage cheese into a separate pot and heat to boiling. When it hits a boil reduce the heat to a simmer.Add the defrosted spinach and cheese and stur mixture until well combined. Then add the whole wheat noodles.At this point you are done but if you want you could bake it in the oven for an additional 15 minutes with a crumb topping. I did not do so in this recipe.Serves 3, 1 and 3/4 cups servings.Number of Servings: 3Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MINUTEJOHNNIE.

The nutritional information for Green Mac and Cheese is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 530.0

• Total Fat: 16.2 g
• Cholesterol: 50.4 mg
• Sodium: 567.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 68.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 12.5 g
• Protein: 27.2 g