Lightened-up, ultra creamy Greek yogurt mac and cheese…
The healthy mac and cheese recipe you can feel good about serving your family.
So rich and creamy, it might be the creamiest mac and cheese recipe you will ever find… even without any butter or flour!
This Greek yogurt mac and cheese is healthy comfort food at its absolute yummiest.
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A few weeks ago, my mother called me up after work and mentioned she was trying to figure out what to make as a quick and easy dinner for herself and my dad.
At the time, I had an idea for a Greek yogurt mac and cheese recipe in my head, but I’d never actually made it.
I said she could try the idea out if she felt up for experimenting.
Happily, my mother is a good sport and accepted the job. I wrote down the very basic gist of a recipe, sent it to her as an email, and she got to work…
A few hours later, she sent me a reply email that the meal was fantastic – a keeper for sure!
In fact, all of the photos in this post are actually hers. When she texted me a few pictures of her finished results, I loved them so much that I decided, “Why take new pictures for the blog post with my fancy Canon camera when these iphone photos look so good?!”
Greek Yogurt Mac & Cheese
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry elbows or small pasta (7 oz)
- 2 cups shredded cheese, such as Daiya
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1/8 to 1/4 tsp salt (I use 1/4 tsp)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened Greek yogurt (I used dairy-free Homemade Greek Yogurt)
- optional spinach, kale, or veggies of choice
Instructions
- Cook the macaroni in salted water until al dente, then drain but don’t rinse with water. Meanwhile, in a small pot, stir together the milk, cheese, and salt until cheese melts. Add the yogurt and cook on low, just until the sauce is hot. Stir in the cooked pasta and any veggies you desire.View Nutrition Facts
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Oh i am curious to try this out! I am a bit skeptical but love your blog and trust so many of your recipes, so i am going to try this out asap.
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Hi Katie!
I just made cream sauce pasta yesterday with flour n milk.
I’m from India and I’ve been a silent reader on yours and Christal’s blog since a long time. I love going through all your dishes though I may not be able to rustle up all of them here coz of unavailability of ingredients.
I have started my own food & Travel blog here http://www.rashcha.com/ . Please check it out 🙂 Hope you’ll like it!
Thanks,
Rashmi
This dinner was excellent! My kids were licking their bowls clean, and I wasn’t scolding them because I was too busy licking my own bowl clean as well!
We used Fage greek yogurt (we aren’t vegan) and cheddar cheese, and I added frozen peas to mine and my eldest daughter’s servings (husband and the younger kiddo are anti-pea). I could see this becoming a weekly rotation meal. It was really easy to throw together and doesn’t require a lot of preparation ahead of time. Thanks!
So, it works if you use non-vegan yogurt and cheese?
It absolutely does!
ZOMG this was SO GOOD!
It was like a thick and creamy cheese soup with so much melty cheese and noodles. I think this might be my new favorite mac and cheese recipe ever, way better than Velveeta! 🙂 🙂
Thank you for this recipe, Katie. I made it tonight and it took care of my cravings for good ole mac and cheese instantly. The best part is that I have leftovers for tomorrow! 🙂
I might add a little bit of chili powder to the rest, not because it needs it but because I really like a little spicy kick to my mac and cheese.
I used baby shells instead of elbows, and I highly recommend them if you can find them. They scooped up all the cheesey sauce so there was cheese in every bite!
Wow this was mind blowingly good! I didn’t expect to like it so much! There’s no yogurt taste at all, it tastes like real mac and cheese!!!
Tried this recipe for dinner and I am now a CCK convert for life. I have the leftovers packed in my bag for work and I can’t wait! Although I love reading your dessert posts but don’t usually make them because I have more of a savory tooth.
This greek yogurt mac and cheese was perfect for someone like me. Thank you for your creative genius in posting all these recipes!
MAc and cheese is such a guilty please, the ultimate comfort food. This recipe is a perfect way to relieve some of the guilt associated with the deliciously creamy cheesy mac and cheese craving
Perfect recipe for cutting on calories and not on taste!!
Made the recipe twice now, both times with delicious results 🙂
Thank you for the recipe Katie. I added broccoli to mine. It was even boyfriend approved! 🙂 I’ll definitely be making this one again and maybe even change up the pasta next time for noodles to make greek yogurt Alfredo!
I tried this and it came out very nicely but I would suggest adding more milk (as I had to) and using different varieties of cheese as even two or three cheap varieties make a huge difference. Without a bit more milk, the sauce was too thick so I ended up going up to about 3/4 of a cup.
I would also suggest adding peas to it which works great.
Your recipes always turn out amazing! Thank you for coming up with this recipe. My family and I really enjoyed it. I followed the recipe exactly except to add a pinch of nutmeg near the end. I have a really good old family recipe for mac and cheese that uses nutmeg so I thought I’d add it here as well. Thanks for all you do, we love your recipes in this household!
Hi Katie! Good name. 😉 I made this and it was very good, however I didn’t get a really sauce-y consistency. Should I add more milk to it next time or did I use too much yogurt?
I’m not Katie, but I was confused by your comment. If you add more milk it will be thinner, but if you added too much yogurt then it would also be too thin. So I’m not sure what you are asking.
I used fage 0% and cheddar cheese and it had the sauce consistency like Katie’s photos.
wow that looks amazing 🙂
I made this last night, and my whole family LOVED IT! I’m not a vegan so I didn’t use vegan ingredients, but it still turned out really well! 🙂 🙂
I love cheese. It is so delicious. Thank for sharing. I’m going to try it now