The best place to find it is at Trader Joe’s or Aldi. It has only 55mg sodium per ¼ cup, but does contribute 88mg per serving for this recipe. Swiss – Gruyere shredded cheese is one of the lowest sodium shredded cheeses that I can find without too much effort. You can see my Mascarpone – cream cheese alternative review here.
#LOW FAT BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE RECIPE MAC#
You could add a little more for a creamier Mac and Cheese but mascarpone tends to be high in fat too. Mascarpone really fills out a lot of the needed smooth, creamy, cheese taste for very little sodium. Mascarpone cheese has only 5mg of sodium per tablespoon and adds only 8mg of sodium per serving for this recipe. Even with these two cheeses, I used the least amount possible that still makes it seem cheesy. Mascarpone “cream” cheese and a Swiss – Gruyere shredded cheese.
I am using 2 kinds of the lowest sodium cheeses that I can find locally. Not that hideous day glow orange color from a box. They are both white cheeses, but at the end of the recipe still yield a nice yellowish look that I believe Mac and cheese should be. I had to find a cheese that would melt well while providing that velvety gooey goodness, but not be out of this world in sodium content. Plus, it seems that salt is just one of those things that make cheese well, cheese. There are very few alternatives and is generally not something you can make at home.
Low Sodium Mac and cheese PIN ME! Best Cheeses to UseĬheese based recipes can be some of the most difficult meals to make low sodium. Both melt very nicely and I will detail below. This is good actually as lower sodium cheeses have a white color and two of the best fit into this category, Mascarpone “cream” cheese and shredded Swiss Gruyere cheese. How can that even be real cheese? Some of the best Mac and cheese I’ve ever had has a distinct white color to it. Then I cooked the pasta in unsalted chicken broth and milk in a low boil, reducing the amount of cheese and calories to give it more flavor and extra creaminess.Īlso, fortunately, for us real Mac and cheese is not made up of a day-glow orange “stuff” from a box. I had to reduce the cheese to the bare minimum but still taste like Mac and cheese. So it was a push-pull process getting a moderate amount of cheese and balancing that with a dish that you really don’t eat every day but would still taste good. I am officially Mac and cheesed out for a while. I had to make and eat four different versions of Mac and cheese to achieve what I thought was a decent mix between low sodium and for it to still have a cheesy taste. Either way, it is probably not a side dish that you really should be eating every day, but it does hit the spot once in a while. But when I do, I like it a little saucier rather than just a clump of dry, sticky cheese covered noodles. I would mainly have it when at a cookout or around a holiday. Mac and cheese has never been a side dish I’ve eaten very often. And most cheese is just not our friend in a low sodium diet world.
Unfortunately the main ingredient besides the pasta is cheese. In the end that could potentially put you over your sodium per meal goal. While it may be lower sodium for a Mac and cheese, you will more than likely still be pairing it with another main meal entree. We will call it low sodium for a once in a while, comparative sense. Thankfully it is not a side dish I eat often to really worry about.īowl of low sodium mac and cheese Is it really low sodium? Still way lower than the boxed version or most recipes but, much higher than I like to have for a side dish. This recipe comes in at 152mg of sodium per one cup. This Low Sodium Mac and Cheese is right at the bleeding edge of what I would consider acceptable for my low sodium diet. Most of the sodium amount depends on how much and the type of cheese used. Of course, neither one having any real cheese, just what is that really?įor most regular recipes, sodium levels vary widely from just under 600mg up to 1000mg for just one cup. Mac and Cheese from a box seems to come in two levels of sodium per cup, 570mg for the regular or 910mg for the deluxe version. Typical sodium amount per serving 600+ mg Sodium per serving for this recipe 152 mg Calories per serving 294 1 cup serving A Low Sodium Mac and Cheese? So let’s just call it low sodium compared to any other Mac and cheeses. But I think that this is about the lowest Mac and cheese you can make and still be the real thing while still being true to its name. A Low Sodium Mac and Cheese? I really struggled to officially call it that as it is still much higher in sodium than I would like for a side dish.
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