Skinny Italian Style Mac and Cheese

This was supposed to be Sunday dinner but, the house cooking schedule got rearranged so, I ended up making this tonight for dinner.  It was super delicious and really filling.

Recipe from Skinny Kitchen

Yields 6 servings

293 calories per serving

INGREDIENTS

2 c whole wheat pasta

10 oz light alfredo sauce

9 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed

1/4 c skim milk

1 tbsp margarine

1 tsp minced garlic

1/4 tsp dried basil

1 egg

Salt & pepper, to taste

1/2 c part-skim mozzarella

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 450.

Coat a 9x9 baking dish with nonstick spray.

Cook pasta according to package directions.

Cook for 6 minutes.

Drain & rinse in cold water & drain again.

In a large bowl, whisk together alfredo sauce, spinach, milk, butter, & garlic.

Add pasta & mix really well.

Blend in egg, basil, salt, & pepper.

Make sure it's mixed well together.

Transfer pasta to baking dish.

Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

Cook for 25 minutes until golden brown.