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Crab Cauliflower Mac & Cheese

Crab lovers' pasta with a healthy twist on mac & cheese
Course: Dinner, lunch
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cauliflower, Crab, healthi, healthier choices, healthier dinner, healthier food, healthy meals, healthy pasta, healthy recipe, meal prep, pasta dishes, roasted veggies, seafood, weight watchers, ww, ww dinner
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • Sheet pan
  • 1 Mini food processor or mini blender
  • 1 Oven safe sauté pan

Ingredients

Cauliflower Cheese sauce

  • 1 1/2 Cup Roasted cauliflower
  • 1 Light laughing cow wedge
  • 1/4 Cup Good Culture low fat cottage cheese
  • 2 TBSP Roasted garlic see notes
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

CRAB

  • 1 1/4 Cup Lumb crab meat
  • 1/8 tsp Old Bay seasoning
  • 1/4 tsp Dak's Lemon Pep seasoning or lemon pepper seasoning of choice
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp Fresh lemon zest
  • Splash lemon juice

Pasta

  • 4 oz Barilla Protein pasta weighed out dry
  • 1/4-1/2 Cup Reserved pasta water

Pasta Add Ins

  • 1/3 Cup Onions chopped or sliced
  • 2 Cups Spinach
  • 1/4 Cup Chicken bone broth

Garnish

  • 1/4 Cup whole wheat bread crumbs toasted
  • Splash Lemon juice

Instructions

  • Get the water on the stove ready for pasta
  • Roast the cauliflower at 425 degrees with a spray of avocado oil and season with salt & pepper. Roast for 25 minutes (set aside)
  • In a bowl place the crab meat, Old Bay seasoning, lemon pep, lemon juice. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
  • Place pasta into the water and cook until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water . Set pasta aside
  • In a mini food processor or blender place the cauliflower, light laughing cow wedge, cottage cheese and roasted garlic. Blend until smooth
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside
  • In a oven safe sauté pan spray with avocado oil and sauté onions until translucent
  • Once the onions are translucent add the chicken broth and the cauliflower cheese sauce
  • Add the pasta and the reserved pasta slowly until cheese sauce is thickened but not too thick
  • Add the crab and pasta until everything is warmed back up
  • Chop the spinach and add to the sauté pan and mix until wilted
  • Sprinkle the toasted breadcrumbs on top and place into a 375-degree oven and cook until brown on top and bubbly on the edges
  • Garnish with some lemon juice and enjoy

Notes

Recipe serves 8, This is a rich dish so smaller portions
191 Calories on Calorie Command at Healthiapp.com
19.1g Protein
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2 WW personal points
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