I love pasta anyone know a good recipe for cheese sauce. ?

Question

I would like one with very few calories thanks.

Answer 1

12 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni or other short tube pasta

2 1/2 tbsp flour

2 cups nonfat milk

1 1/4 cups reduced-fat extra-sharp cheddar, grated

1 tsp Dijon mustard

Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:

Cook pasta according to the instructions on the package. While pasta is cooking, place flour in a medium saucepan and gradually whisk in milk. Heat the milk and flour on medium and bring to a boil, stirring constantly to prevent lumps. Reduce heat and allow to simmer until the milk begins to thicken. Stir in cheese and mustard, and stir until cheese melts. Toss drained pasta and sauce in a large bowl. Add freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately.

Serves 4-6

Per 1 Cup Serving: Calories 314, Calories from Fat 51, Total Fat 5.7g (sat 3.1g), Cholesterol 18mg, Sodium 258mg, Carbohydrate 49.6, Fiber 1.5g, Protein 16.2g

Answer 2

Fusili pasta, cheese sauce. Mix some oregano into the sauce and then add tiny bits of salmon, sweetcorn and tuna. Healthy to the max and tastes absolutely gorgeous. I have it atleast once a day.

Plenty of protein (Fish,Cheese)

Plenty of energy (Pasta)

Plenty of Vitamins (Sweetcorn)

Answer 3

any kind of cheese can be used. If you want a mild lactic flavour use a Lancashire, or for something more assertive, how about a sharp Gorgonzola? Or, instead of Cheddar and Parmesan, try Gruyère and Parmesan.

Ingredients

2oz/50g mature Cheddar, grated

1oz/25g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), finely grated

1 pint/570ml milk

1½oz/40g plain flour

1½oz/40g butter

pinch of cayenne pepper

a little freshly grated nutmeg

salt and freshly milled black pepper

Method

All you do is place the milk, flour, butter and cayenne pepper into a medium saucepan and place it over a gentle heat. Then, using a balloon whisk, begin to whisk while bringing it to a gentle simmer. Whisk continually until you have a smooth, glossy sauce, and simmer very gently for 5 minutes. Then add the cheeses and whisk again, allowing them to melt. Then season with salt, freshly milled black pepper and some freshly grated nutmeg.

Answer 4

I make mine with:

teaspoon low fat margarine, melted, mixed with teaspoon cornflour slowly adding skimmed milk then a bit of low fat grated cheese.  If you also add a bit of english mustard it brings out the flavour of the cheese so you don't have to use as much cheese.  Just keep tasting until you get the mustard /cheese combo to your liking.  

I don't like mustard normally but for bringing out cheese flavour and cutting down on using fattening cheese it is a little miracle worker. :)

Answer 5

Very easy microwave chees sauce recipe as follows:

60ml butter

30ml flour

500ml milk

as much cheese you want (I use chedder)

salt and pepper to taste

Cook the butter in the microwave for 30seconds on 100% power - must be melted. Add the floir and mix with the melted butter. Cook on 100% power for 20 seconds. Add the milk and stir. Cook on 100% power fro about 5 mintues stiring every 1 - 2 minutes. Cook until the sauce is thick. Put the grated cheese in the white sauce with salt and pepper and stir untill the cheese is melted.

If you want the sauce to be low fat use low fat milk! - its never going to be low fat but thats the whole point in cheese sauce!!!  

Answer 6

Well what we do is creme fraiche (the real low fat one), some parmesan (about a handful for two), salt and pepper and an egg yolk.

Mix it all up.

When your pasta is cooked add it in the pan and cook the sauce on for a bit.  If you cooked up some bacon, mushrooms and pine nuts too and add this it's great.

Yum yum, I am hungry now!