This recipe for lactose-free mac n’ cheese is one of my favorites because it is all natural and totally safe for lactose intolerants to enjoy. Not only is the cheese lactose-free, but it tastes exactly like regular cheddar cheese. This is because it is, Cabot cheese makes all of their cheeses naturally lactose-free using an enzyme process.
This means that this particular brand of lactose-free cheese is made with real milk and tastes exactly like regular cheese. I use it as my main ingredient in the recipe below in order to make super cheesy mac n’ cheese minus the lactose.
Lactose-Free Mac N’ Cheese
Ingredients
Instructions
Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add the pasta to it and stir for 10 minutes until cooked well.
Strain the pasta until it’s dry and then return to the same saucepan. Grate the half block of cheese and add to the pan.
Turn up the heat again and stir in the milk until all the pasta is coated. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
I use the Cabot yellow sharp cheddar cheese for this recipe because it has so much flavor to it. This way I don’t have to make the recipe super creamy and unhealthy because the cheese does all the work. It is tart, and with a little bit of Lactaid milk, each piece of penne pasta is lightly coated with that delicious yet lactose-free mac n’ cheese flavor.
Also, Barilla’s protein penne pasta is perfect for this recipe because it is really filling. When eating something like mac n’ cheese, there isn’t a lot of protein to fill my stomach up. This tends to mean that I eat more carbs to feel just as full as I would if I ate fewer carbs and more protein. This makes eating mac n’ cheese seem unhealthy because there isn’t a lot of beneficial nutrition.
However, by using protein pasta and avoiding things like butter and heavy cream, this mac n’ cheese recipe is a lot healthier. It will stick with you longer, make you eat fewer carbs, and taste amazing, even though it’s totally lactose-free.