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Stouffer's chipotle mac and cheese with greens

The kit comes with chipotle heat built in, so you're halfway to dinner already. A bag of greens and a quick sauté turn the mac from side dish to a meal that fills you up on a weeknight without fuss.

Serves 2. 20 minutes, 8 at the stove.

About 260 calories a serving, 7 g protein, 38 g carbohydrate, 8 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.

You need

To buy

  • 3 to 4 ounces fresh spinach or arugula

From your shelf

  • 1 box Stouffer's chipotle macaroni and cheese meal kit

Staples

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • to taste salt
  • to taste pepper
  • 1 clove garlic

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Mince 1 clove garlic and add it to the pan, stirring until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  2. Add 3 to 4 ounces fresh spinach or arugula to the skillet, season with a pinch of salt and pepper, and toss until wilted, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
  3. Prepare the Stouffer's chipotle mac and cheese according to package directions while the greens sauté, or after if your skillet is small. The mac will finish in about 12 minutes.
  4. Once the mac is done, stir the wilted greens back into the warm pasta. Taste and adjust salt and pepper. Serve right away.

Note Swap spinach for kale or any sturdy green that needs wilting. Leftovers keep three days covered in the fridge and reheat gently in the microwave, adding a splash of milk if needed. Serve with a simple salad or fruit on the side if you want more vegetables.

On the label

MACARONI AND CHEESE (BLANCHED ENRICHED MACARONI [WATER, SEMOLINA, EGG WHITES, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SKIM MILK, AMERICAN CHEESE SPREAD [CHEDDAR AND COLBY CHEESE {PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES}, WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, MILKFAT, SALT, CARRAGEENAN, CELLULOSE GUM], RED PEPPERS, CHEESE SAUCE [CHEDDAR CHEESE {PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES}, WATER, MILKFAT, WHEY, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEESE {PASTEURIZED MILK, WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILKFAT, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES}, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID {PRESERVATIVE}], MARGARINE [PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, VEGETABLE MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE {A PRESERVATIVE}, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED, BETA CAROTENE {COLOR}, WHEY], NEUFCHATEL CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, STABILIZERS {XANTHAN AND/OR CAROB BEAN AND/OR GUAR GUMS}], 2% OR LESS OF SOYBEAN OIL, GREEN ONIONS, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SEASONING [CHEDDAR AND MONTEREY JACK CHEESES {CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES}, WHEY, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, SOUR CREAM {CULTURED CREAM, NONFAT MILK}, NATURAL FLAVOR, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, CULTURED WHEY, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, ANNATTO], ROASTED RED BELL PEPP

Stouffer's, frozen dinners & entrees, serving 259 g, package 18.5 lbs/8.39 kg. Ingredients as printed on the label.

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