How to Make High-Protein Mac and Cheese

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If you’re trying to sneak a bit more protein into your kid’s daily diet, then this easy macaroni recipe is the way to go. In this video, Natalie shows you how to make a high-protein Mac and Cheese with the help of emulsified cottage cheese! After preparing the boxed Mac and Cheese, stir in the smooth cottage cheese. This simple hack makes the texture creamier and adds more nutritional value!

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00:00If your kid only eats mac and cheese, here's a way to sneak in a little more protein. Go ahead

00:03and prep your macaroni and cheese according to the box instructions. My kids won't eat cottage

00:06cheese so I use an emulsifier to make it nice and smooth and undetectable. No one's gonna know,

00:10it looks just like sour cream. We're gonna stir in about eight ounces of cottage cheese until it's

00:13nice and creamy. Not only is it creamier, you could even say it's healthier. You definitely

00:17can't tell there's cottage cheese in there and it just amplifies that flavor that you already know

00:21and love.

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