Mac and Cheese Muffins
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
12 muffins
- Serves:
- 6-12
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1⁄4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (optional)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (about 3/4 cup)
- 3 ounces gruyere cheese, shredded (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 4 cups cooked elbow macaroni
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, defrosted, drained and patted dry (or you could use 1 cup cooked fresh spinach)
- salt, to taste
- ground black pepper, to taste
directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F Spray a 12-well muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a sauce pan, melt butter over medium-high heat until foaming. Add flour, mustard, and nutmeg, and whisk vigorously until thick and beige in color. Add milk, Tabasco (if using), and garlic and bring to just below a boil, whisking constantly, until thick.
- Reduce heat to medium and add cheese, one small handful at a time, whisking until fully melted before adding the next handful. When fully melted, remove from heat.
- In a heat-safe bowl, beat egg and egg white until combined. Whisking vigorously and constantly, drizzle cheese sauce into egg.
- Add pasta and spinach to cheese sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste. Divide evenly between muffin cups and bake 10-15 minutes until tops are brown. Let cool 5 minutes before removing from cups.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!