Macaroni and Cheese Casserole

(from salonx’s recipe box)

Everyone’s favorite comfort food, lightened up thanks to a request from Community user FISHINMA. Our version is rich and creamy but with a fraction of the calories and fat.
Now POINTS® Value: 7
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Source: weightwatchers.com

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves 6 people

Categories: pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 sprays cooking spray
  • 8 oz uncooked macaroni, elbow
  • 10 3/4 oz Campbell's 98% Fat-Free Cream Of Celery Soup, or Chicken Soup, or other brand
  • 1 cup fat-free mayonnaise
  • 8 oz low-fat cheddar or colby cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 medium sweet red pepper(s), chopped
  • 6 oz canned pimento, chopped
  • 4 oz whole-wheat crackers, mashed into crumbs

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a 9 X 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

  2. Cook macaroni in a large pot of boiling water until just tender, about 7 minutes; drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add soup, mayonnaise, cheese, pepper and pimentos; mix well to combine.

  3. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish and top with cracker crumbs.

  4. Bake, uncovered, until top is golden, about 20 to 25 minutes. Slice into 6 pieces and serve.

  5. We renovated Macaroni and Cheese Casserole by:

  6. Using low-fat cheddar cheese instead of the full-fat variety.

  7. Using fat-free mayonnaise instead of regular.

  8. Reducing the amount of cracker crumbs in the topping

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