Roasted Pepper & Mushroom Macaroni & Cheese

Roasted pepper macaroni and cheese on a plate

Roasted Pepper & Mushroom Macaroni & Cheese

Meet your new favorite low protein comfort food. A grown-up twist on a childhood staple.
Makes2 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 mini bell peppers
  • 4 large shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil, melted if solid
  • 1 tsp coconut aminos
  • 75 g low protein penne pasta
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 5 Tbsp coconut milk, canned, full fat
  • 45 g So Delicious® alternative cheddar cheese, shredded
  • ¼ tsp chili powder
  • tsp paprika
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425°F. Boil water for pasta.
  • Cut bell peppers and mushrooms into quarters. Toss with coconut oil in a bowl.
  • Separate mushrooms from peppers. Toss mushrooms in coconut aminos.
  • Cook pasta in boiling water for 10 minutes then drain.
  • While pasta is cooking, roast vegetables in oven for 10-20 minutes or until slightly browned.
  • Place butter, coconut milk, and alternative cheddar cheese in a pot over medium heat. Stir until melted (cheese will be slightly lumpy). Reduce heat to medium low and add pasta.
  • In a small prep bowl, combine chili powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper. Toss into pasta and stir.
  • Remove veggies from oven and toss in with pasta and cheese mixture immediately. Stir until coated and cheese is smooth. 
  • Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Per Serving

Serving size: ½ of recipe
Calories: 372
Protein: 2.6 g
Phenylalanine: 122 mg
Leucine: 160 mg
Tyrosine: 67 mg

Nutrition Per Recipe

Makes: 2 servings
Calories: 744
Protein: 5.1 g
Phenylalanine: 244 mg
Leucine: 319 mg
Tyrosine: 133 mg

For this recipe, low protein pasta is estimated to contain 0.5 g protein, 18 mg phenylalanine, and 5 mg tyrosine per 100 grams (uncooked).

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