Mac & Cheese 3 Ways + Savory Stovetop Cornbread
3 Simmer & Serve Mac & Cheese Recipes and simple stovetop cornbread loaf or cookies
📰 In This Issue
🌱 The Recipes - 3 Mac & Cheeses & Stovetop Cornbread
Mac & Cheeses
The best thing about boxed mac & cheese is how easy it is! So I wanted the same simplicity but without all the unhealthy ingredients, so I’ve been working on a WFPB cheese powder and it is amazing for quick dinners with almost no effort!
I’ve created 3 recipes to keep me from getting bored or stuck on eating the same meal on repeat because it’s too easy.
The first is Classical Mac & Cheese which I know and love from that blue and yellow box.
The other two are Southwest Mac with beans, tomatoes, and Southwest spices.
The last is Not-Hamburger Helper Mac. This dish recreates another boxed dinner that I loved growing up but features whole healthy lentils instead and spices of ultra-processed, artificial, and animal-based ingredients.
They all take less than 25 minutes, and you can make the powder in bulk if you like to save even more time.
Cornbread
This cornbread recipe is simple and uses whole-food ingredients: simple oats, cornmeal, apple sauce, sunflower seeds, and carbonated water for lift.
Takes about 15-20 minutes to make 8-10 portions or a 8-12 cookies.
Now let’s get to it!
🍲 The Recipe: Mac & Cheese 3 Ways & Stovetop Cornbread
Let’s be truthful: the best thing about holiday dinner is the mac & cheese, with the cornbread (and mash) coming in at a close second. They may all just be side dishes, but they are also the real show stoppers of any holiday feast.
The recipes were originally posted on PlantBasedProof.com and you can find the full recipe and tips there
no dairy, no eggs, no wheat, no nuts, no tree nuts, no shellfish, no seafood, no soy, no coconut, no salt added, no oil added, and no sugar added. Sesame free.
Classical Mac & Cheese
🔪 The Recipe: Classical Mac & Cheese
⏲️ Estimated Time: About 12-20 minutes.
🍽️ Servings: Around 3-4 (~$0.75 USD ea.)
💵 Cost to make: Around $2.98 USD / $4.28 CAD / €2.86
🕹️ Difficulty: Easy – Simmer & Serve
Nutrition Facts
1/4rd of the recipe (about 1 cup of Classical Mac & Cheese)
🔥 172.3 Calories (8.6% DV, based on 2,000 calories)
🧈 3.9g Fat (6.0% DV of 65g)
🥚 Cholesterol: 0.0mg (0.0% DV of 200mg)
🧂 12.9mg Sodium (0.6% DV of 2,300mg)
🌾 32.4g Carbs (1.7% DV of 400g)
🥬 3.8g Fiber (13.4% DV of 28g)
– 🍬 Sugars: 1.0g (1.9% DV of 50g)
💪 6.7g Protein (13.3% DV of 50g)
🍌 183.4mg Potassium (3.9% DV of 4,700mg)
🦴 20.4mg Calcium (1.6% DV of 1,300mg)
🔩 1.2mg Iron (6.5% DV of 18mg)Southwest Mac
🔪 The Recipe: Southwest Mac
⏲️ Estimated Time: About 12-20 minutes.
🍽️ Servings: Around 3-4 (~$1.10 USD ea.)
💵 Cost to make: Around $4.40 USD / $6.33 CAD / €4.24
🕹️ Difficulty: Easy – Simmer & Serve
Nutrition Facts
1/4rd of the recipe (about 1 cup of Southwest Mac & Cheese)
🔥 294.8 Calories (14.7% DV, based on 2,000 calories)
🧈 4.5g Fat (6.8% DV of 65g)
– 🌰 Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.5g
– 🥑 Monounsaturated Fat: 1.5g
🥚 Cholesterol: 0.0mg (0.0% DV of 200mg)
🧂 49.9mg Sodium (2.2% DV of 2,300mg)
🌾 54.5g Carbs (3.7% DV of 400g)
🥬 11.3g Fiber (40.5% DV of 28g)
– 🍬 Sugars: 2.1g (4.1% DV of 50g)
💪 14.9g Protein (29.8% DV of 50g)
🍌 587.9mg Potassium (12.5% DV of 4,700mg)
🦴 58.6mg Calcium (4.5% DV of 1,300mg)
🔩 3.3mg Iron (18.5% DV of 18mg)Not-Hamburger Helper Mac
🔪 The Recipe: Not-Hamburger Helper Mac
⏲️ Estimated Time: About 12-20 minutes.
🍽️ Servings: Around 3-4 (~$0.82 USD ea.)
💵 Cost to make: Around $3.26 USD / $4.69 CAD / €3.14
🕹️ Difficulty: Easy – Simmer & Serve
Nutrition Facts
1/4rd of the recipe (about 1 cup of Not-Hamburger Helper Mac & Cheese)
🔥 260.3 Calories (13.0% DV, based on 2,000 calories)
🧈 4.2g Fat (6.4% DV of 65g)
🥚 Cholesterol: 0.0mg (0.0% DV of 200mg)
🧂 14.4mg Sodium (0.6% DV of 2,300mg)
🌾 48.1g Carbs (3.2% DV of 400g)
🥬 6.5g Fiber (23.2% DV of 28g)
– 🍬 Sugars: 1.5g (3.0% DV of 50g)
💪 12.9g Protein (25.8% DV of 50g)
🍌 352.8mg Potassium (7.5% DV of 4,700mg)
🦴 29.1mg Calcium (2.2% DV of 1,300mg)
🔩 2.8mg Iron (15.6% DV of 18mg)Savory Stovetop Cornbread
🔪 The Recipe: Not-Hamburger Helper Mac
⏲️ Estimated Time: About 15-20 minutes.
🍽️ Servings: Around 8-10 portions (~$0.28 USD ea.)
💵 Cost to make: Around $1.09 USD / $1.56 CAD / €1.04
🕹️ Difficulty: Easy
Nutrition Facts
1/4rd of the recipe (about 2 squares or cookies)
🔥 171.3 Calories (8.6% DV, based on 2,000 calories)
🧈 3.0g Fat (4.6% DV of 65g)
– 🥓 Saturated Fat: 0.4g
– 🚫 Trans Fat: 0.0g
– 🌰 Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.4g
– 🥑 Monounsaturated Fat: 0.8g
🥚 Cholesterol: 0.0mg (0.0% DV of 200mg)
🧂 127.9mg Sodium (5.6% DV of 2,300mg)
🌾 32.3g Carbs (1.1% DV of 400g)
🥬 3.8g Fiber (13.7% DV of 28g)
– 🍬 Sugars: 5.1g (10.3% DV of 50g)
💪 4.5g Protein (8.9% DV of 50g)
🍌 166.0mg Potassium (3.5% DV of 4,700mg)
🦴 14.5mg Calcium (1.1% DV of 1,300mg)
🔩 1.6mg Iron (8.8% DV of 18mg)🔜 Coming Soon
I’m still working on even more holiday goodies (more tasty and healthy WFPB SOS-Free desserts, snacks, and healthy Simmer & Serve meals still to come!) if you want some sneak peeks at what I’m working on then check out my Instagram stories over the weekend!
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