Keto Southern Baked Mac And Cheese
This isn’t your regular mac and cheese! The American South puts its own twist on typical macaroni by turning it into a baked casserole-style of the dish. Keto shirataki elbow noodles are boiled until hot and poured into a dish filled with assorted cheeses and butter. The hot noodles melt all the cheese into a gooey mixture. Then, it’s filled with a casserole-style filling and baked until golden brown. This is a great dish to serve as a side to a meal or as part of your main course. You can easily slice the mac and cheese into squares for easy serving and for meal prepping. Keep the finished dish stored in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to 5 days. Kids and adults alike will enjoy this extra-cheesy recipe!
How to Make It
Step 1
For 4 servings, prepare a 7X5 glass baking dish by mixing shredded cheddar, colby, and mozzarella in the bottom of it. Do not use any oil and pan spray in the pan. Dice butter and cream cheese, and distribute the pieces over the shredded cheese. Meanwhile, fill a pot with water and place it on your stove to bring it to a boil.
Step 2
Follow the directions on the shirataki noodle packaging to prepare the noodles. Drain the noodles, rinse them, and drain them again. Once your water is boiling on the stove, add the shirataki noodles and boil them for 2-3 minutes. Then, drain the boiling water from the noodles, and immediately pour the hot shirataki noodles into your baking dish. The hot noodles will melt all the cheese and butter in the dish.
Step 3
While the steam from the noodles is melting the cheese, turn on your oven to preheat to 350 degrees. Return to your baking dish, and stir the noodles in the dish until they’re all coated in melted cheese. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together heavy cream, dry buttermilk, water, egg, stevia, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, nutmeg, mustard powder, and paprika. Pour the filling into the baking dish until it fills around your macaroni and cheese. Let the filling settle into the dish.
Step 4
Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil. Bake the dish in your oven for 30 minutes. Then, remove the foil, and bake the dish for another 45 minutes. At your discretion, you can bake the dish longer or cook it under your broiler for a darker top. For doneness, there should be no liquid at the bottom of the pan, the edges of the pan are golden, and the cheese on top is bubbled and browned. Let the dish cool for a few minutes before cutting it into slices for serving.
Ingredients
- Cheddar cheese
0.25 cup, shredded
- Colby Jack cheese
0.25 cup, shredded
- Mozzarella cheese, whole milk
0.25 cup, shredded
- Butter, unsalted
1 tbsp
- Cream cheese
1 oz
- Shirataki Noodle
8 oz
- Cream Heavy Whipping
1 fl oz
- Buttermilk, unprepared dry powder
2.5 tbsp
- Water
3 fl oz
- Raw egg, yolk
1 large
- Liquid Stevia
5 drops
- Salt
1 dash
- Black pepper
0.13 tsp
- Onion powder
0.13 tsp
- Garlic powder
0.25 tsp
- Nutmeg Ground
0.13 tsp
- Mustard powder
0.25 tsp
- Paprika
0.25 tsp