Low carb Mac and cheese!
This mac and cheese works great with a variety of keto or low carb substitutes. In the video we made on our YouTube channel we tried it with Lupin flour pasta, Wonder noodles and cauliflower. While we chose the Kaizen Lupin Pasta as the winner, using small roasted cauliflower florets works really good as well!
You can barely see the mac and cheese under all the toppings but trust us, it’s under there!
What you will need:
Ingredients
This base cheese sauce barely has carbs, if any. The carbs will come from the pasta alternative you choose to use with it, and the toppings, so it will vary.
Keto roux (4 tablespoons butter + 1/8 cup whey protein isolate) (whisk more than we did or it might be slightly gritty!) alternatively I have had luck using about 4 ounces of cream cheese to thicken the cheese sauce.
1 cup of chicken broth/stock
1.5 cups heavy cream
2.5 cups shredded colby jack cheese
1 (additional) cup shredded Colby jack cheese for layering in your dishes
Toppings: cooked bacon, toasted pork panko, parsley, caramelized onions
Directions:
For the roux- Melt butter and whisk in the whey protein isolate. Make sure to whisk it a lot, it was slightly gritty because it’s possible I didn’t mix it enough. If you do not want to use the roux, mix the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 30-40 minutes to reduce and add 4 ounces of cream cheese instead.
Mix in your broth, heavy cream and cheese.
Prepare your pasta or cook your cauliflower
Toss your choice of pasta substitute in to the sauce, layer in your greased ramekins with cheese in the middle and on top.
Top with toppings and put into the oven for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees.
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Wonder Noodles (0 net carbs): https://amzn.to/3RbjX4J
Lupin Flour Pasta (6 net carbs per serving): https://amzn.to/3UqibPZ
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Whey protein isolate: https://amzn.to/3RYl88u
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