{"id":1129,"date":"2014-09-22T07:10:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T14:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devinephysiques.com\/blog\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2014-09-22T07:10:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T14:10:45","slug":"recipe-grilled-mac-n-cheese-sandwich-mac-n-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devinephysiques.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/22\/recipe-grilled-mac-n-cheese-sandwich-mac-n-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe – Grilled Mac ‘n Cheese Sandwich (+ Mac ‘n Cheese)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, I was at an event where they had a bunch of food trucks out, and one of those food trucks was the Grilled Cheese truck. \u00a0Of course, their entire menu looked absolutely incredible, but as is usually the case, they don’t have nutrition facts; and I’m sure if I asked them to weigh each ingredient as they prepared it, they would laugh at me. \u00a0Or tell me to “live a little.”<\/p>\n

Anyway! \u00a0I took a picture of their menu so that I could go home and replicate these ideas in my own kitchen, with my own ingredients, with the food carefully measured so that I may know the nutrition facts. \u00a0The result? \u00a0Grilled Mac ‘n Cheese Sandwich. \u00a0This post will offer two recipes, since I first need to tell you how to make my new Mac ‘n Cheese recipe; then I’ll go into the Grilled part of it.<\/p>\n

So first, cook your pasta– \u00a0I choose a wheat (mostly whole grain) medium shell pasta. \u00a0I cooked a serving, which is 56g of pasta. \u00a0While that’s cooking, you can exercise immense self control and prepare your bowl to accept the pasta by putting 4g of butter and 100g of cottage cheese in it.<\/p>\n

Once the pasta is finished, put it into the bowl, and add 34 of colby jack cheese on top. \u00a0Salt to taste (which if you’re me, happens to be a fair amount). \u00a0Voila! \u00a0Mac ‘n Cheese that is incredibly delicious!<\/p>\n

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This picture doesn’t quite do it justice. . .<\/p><\/div>\n

Recap of Ingredients + Nutrition Facts for Mac ‘n Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients: 56g Wheat Medium Shell Pasta; 4g Salted Butter; 100g Cottage Cheese; 34g Colby Jack Cheese.<\/p>\n

Nutrition Facts: 425.5 Calories; 47g Carbohydrates; 20g Fat; 25g Protein.<\/p>\n

Let’s take it one step further. . .<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Grilled<\/a>

Oh yeah.<\/p><\/div>\n

Two slices of whole grain bread and another 4g of butter with the previous ingredient list gives us our Grill Mac ‘n Cheese Sandwich. \u00a0Butter two slices of whole grain bread and start your skillet at a medium temperature. \u00a0Placing the butter side down, lay down a piece of bread, and place Mac ‘n Cheese on top, liberally. \u00a0Place the other slice on top with the butter side up. \u00a0Cook to the desired crispiness.<\/p>\n

\"grilled<\/a>

#NomNomNom<\/p><\/div>\n

How was it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I absolutely love my Mac ‘n Cheese– \u00a0I think it’s incredible! \u00a0My Grilled Mac ‘n Cheese needs a little refinement. \u00a0It was incredibly delicious, but I feel like it needs a little bit more colby jack cheese added during the grilling phase. \u00a0Next time I’ll probably add about 10g of cheese, but it was still fantastic!<\/p>\n

Recap of Ingredients + Nutrition Facts for Grilled Mac ‘n Cheese Sandwich<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients: 56g Wheat Medium Shell Pasta; 76g (2 slices) Whole Grain Bread; 8g Salted Butter, 100g Cottage Cheese; 34g Colby Jack Cheese.<\/p>\n

Nutrition Facts: \u00a0635 Calories; 83g Carbohyrdrates; 22g Fat; 33g Protein.<\/p>\n

Important note: \u00a0Neither of these are low Calorie options; compared to their “real world” counterparts, they may be a better options, but they’re still incredibly energy dense. \u00a0And filling. \u00a0And delicious!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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