Keto Southern Baked Mac And Cheese

Name: Keto Southern Baked Mac And Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: keto
Ingredients: Cheddar cheese; Colby Jack cheese; Mozzarella cheese, whole milk; Butter, unsalted; Cream cheese; Shirataki Noodle; Cream Heavy Whipping; Buttermilk, unprepared dry powder; Water; Raw egg, yolk; Liquid Stevia; Salt; Black pepper; Onion powder; Garlic powder; Nutmeg Ground; Mustard powder; Paprika

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Prepare Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 80 minutes

This isn’t your regular mac and cheese! The American South puts its own twist on typical macaroni by turning it into a baked casserole-style of the dish. Keto shirataki elbow noodles are boiled until hot and poured into a dish filled with assorted cheeses and butter. The hot noodles melt all the cheese into a gooey mixture. Then, it’s filled with a casserole-style filling and baked until golden brown. This is a great dish to serve as a side to a meal or as part of your main course. You can easily slice the mac and cheese into squares for easy serving and for meal prepping. Keep the finished dish stored in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to 5 days. Kids and adults alike will enjoy this extra-cheesy recipe! ### Southern Macaroni Vs Mac And Cheese You might be able to see American Southern-style mac and cheese isn’t like you’ve made from a box before. Both this style of mac and cheese and traditional mac and cheese use multiple types of cheeses. This balances out the sharpness of cheddar cheese. This recipe, however, includes a liquid batter made with cream, buttermilk, egg, and a variety of spices. Some may consider this over-doing it on a simple pasta dish, but don’t knock it until you try it! ### Where Does Southern Mac And Cheese Come From? You can imagine hundreds of years ago, the idea of a rich pasta filled with melted cheese was saved for special occasions and only to those who could afford it. As macaroni and cheese has evolved through the ages, the richness of the dish has intensified. A casserole-style macaroni loaded with cheese and “stretched out” with a rich dairy filling is iconic amongst African-American communities, especially in the South. You can imagine at holidays or special gatherings, serving a dish like this marked a happy occasion. Jessica L.

How to make Keto Southern Baked Mac And Cheese

For 4 servings, prepare a 7X5 glass baking dish by mixing shredded cheddar, colby, and mozzarella in the bottom of it. Do not use any oil and pan spray in the pan. Dice butter and cream cheese, and distribute the pieces over the shredded cheese. Meanwhile, fill a pot with water and place it on your stove to bring it to a boil.
Follow the directions on the shirataki noodle packaging to prepare the noodles. Drain the noodles, rinse them, and drain them again. Once your water is boiling on the stove, add the shirataki noodles and boil them for 2-3 minutes. Then, drain the boiling water from the noodles, and immediately pour the hot shirataki noodles into your baking dish. The hot noodles will melt all the cheese and butter in the dish.
While the steam from the noodles is melting the cheese, turn on your oven to preheat to 350 degrees. Return to your baking dish, and stir the noodles in the dish until they’re all coated in melted cheese. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together heavy cream, dry buttermilk, water, egg, stevia, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, nutmeg, mustard powder, and paprika. Pour the filling into the baking dish until it fills around your macaroni and cheese. Let the filling settle into the dish.
Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil. Bake the dish in your oven for 30 minutes. Then, remove the foil, and bake the dish for another 45 minutes. At your discretion, you can bake the dish longer or cook it under your broiler for a darker top. For doneness, there should be no liquid at the bottom of the pan, the edges of the pan are golden, and the cheese on top is bubbled and browned. Let the dish cool for a few minutes before cutting it into slices for serving.

Ingredients of Keto Southern Baked Mac And Cheese

Ingredient	Quantity
1. Cheddar cheese	undefined
2. Colby Jack cheese	undefined
3. Mozzarella cheese, whole milk	undefined
4. Butter, unsalted	undefined
5. Cream cheese	undefined
6. Shirataki Noodle	undefined
7. Cream Heavy Whipping	undefined
8. Buttermilk, unprepared dry powder	undefined
9. Water	undefined
10. Raw egg, yolk	undefined
11. Liquid Stevia	undefined
12. Salt	undefined
13. Black pepper	undefined
14. Onion powder	undefined
15. Garlic powder	undefined
16. Nutmeg Ground	undefined
17. Mustard powder	undefined
18. Paprika	undefined

Keto Southern Baked Mac And Cheese nutrients

caloriesKCal: 185.056 caloriesKJ: 774.274 totalCarbs: 4.279 diabetesCarbsADA: 4.279 netCarbs: 3.523 diabetesCarbs: 3.525 fiber: 0.753 starch: 0.178 sugar: 2.673 addedSugar: 0 sugarAlcohols: 0.004 protein: 7.676 fat: 15.726 transFat: 0.385 monousatFat: 4.445 polyunsatFat: 0.753 omega3Fat: 0.082 omega6Fat: 0.554 saturatedFat: 9.325 cholesterol: 90.808 vitaminA: 154.351 vitaminC: 0.32 vitaminD: 0.488 vitaminE: 0.453 vitaminK: 1.45 vitaminB1: 0.034 vitaminB2: 0.197 vitaminB3: 0.092 vitaminB5: 0.349 vitaminB6: 0.057 vitaminB12: 0.458 potassium: 112.701 magnesium: 12.373 calcium: 209.559 iron: 0.279 zinc: 0.986 copper: 0.023 phosphorus: 162.406 sodium: 226.377 selenium: 8.458 folate: 13.181 choline: 45.1 alcohol: 0 caffeine: 0 gluten: 0 manganese: 0.024 conjugatedLinoleicAcid: 0.06 phyticAcid: 4.005 xylitol: 0 isomalt: 0 sorbitol: 0 maltitol: 0 lactitol: 0 erythritol: 0 pinitol: 0 inositol: 0.004 mannitol: 0

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