This recipe is a fun approach to traditional mac n cheese recipes. Your kids will love experiencing mac n cheese with their hands. We swapped out traditional bread crumbs with crushed Fiber One® cereal to add in extra fiber and by adding lean ground turkey, we added an extra serving of protein into every delicious muffin. You could easily sneak in some extra veggies, like sliced cherry tomatoes or asparagus and your kids would never know!





PREPARATION

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

In a food processor, crush Fiber One® cereal into a breadcrumb like consistency. Using ½ of the breadcrumb mixture, lightly dust the inside bottom of each muffin tin with breadcrumbs.

Add 1 tsp of extra virgin olive oil and 1/2 tsp salt to the remaining Fiber One® breadcrumbs and set aside.

In a medium skillet, heat 1 Tsp of extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat.
Add the ground turkey, ½ tsp salt, and ½ tsp pepper.
Cook, stirring frequently, until cooked through, about 5 to 8 minutes.
Set aside and cover to keep warm.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
Add the whole wheat macaroni and cook for about 8 minutes, it should still be a little bit firm.

Remove from the heat, drain and return to the pan; stir in the butter and egg until pasta is evenly coated.

Add lean ground turkey to whole wheat pasta.

reserve ½ cup of sharp cheddar cheese and stir the remaining cheddar cheese, milk and mozzarella cheese into the pasta.

Spoon into the prepared muffin tin until each muffin is ¾ way full.

Sprinkle muffin tops with the reserved cheese and the remaining Fiber One® breadcrumb mixture.

Bake for 30 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown.

Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes before removing from the pan -- this will allow the cheese to set and they will hold their muffin shape.







INGREDIENTS


2 cups uncooked whole wheat elbow macaroni
½ lb lean ground turkey
1 Tbsp light butter
1 egg, beaten
1 cup skim milk
1½ cups reduced-fat, shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1½ cups low moisture, part-skim, shredded Mozzarella cheese
1½ cups Original Fiber One® Cereal
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper



NUTRITION INFORMATION

Serving Size: 2 (80 g)     Servings Per Recipe: 12

Calories 183.4    Calories from Fat 36 20%    Total Fat 4 g 6%    Saturated Fat 1.8 g 8%    Cholesterol 7.3 mg 2%    Sodium 651.9 mg 27%     Total Carbohydrate 27.6 g 9%    Dietary Fiber 2.8 g 11%    Sugars 0.9 g 3%    Protein 11 g 21%



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