This keto mac and cheese is made with NO cauliflower and uses big mac meal calories macaroni pasta! No grains and no wheat needed, you need just 3 main ingredients to whip this up! 4 grams net carbs per serving.
This keto mac and cheese is a simple and comforting meal made with low carb macaroni pasta! 3 ingredients needed, it’s made with NO cauliflower! Keto Mac and Cheese When it comes to keto comfort food, my favorite recipes to make are enchiladas, quesadillas, and this keto mac and cheese. Growing up, mac and cheese was something my mom made on special occasions. She never bought the boxed mix stuff and always made it from scratch. As someone who LOVED Kraft’s version, my mom’s recipe was on another level. It was just so much creamier and never tasted artificial.
When I first moved out of home, making my mom’s recipe became a weekly staple. It was one of a handful of things I had learned to cook from her and one I actually enjoyed eating. Since going keto, it’s been something I have wanted to replicate. Now, there is plenty of low carb mac and cheese recipes out there.
If you have a quick look, nearly all of them call for cauliflower instead of pasta. While delicious, cauliflower is NOTHING like macaroni. Luckily, there are now several companies that create keto pasta that actually tastes like pasta! I’ve been meaning to share a keto mac and cheese recipe for quite some time.
It’s based on my mom’s foolproof mac and cheese that calls for just 3 ingredients and requires NO flour or thickeners. Now, this mac and cheese may look incredibly fancy but I promise you, it is so easy to whip up. No grains and no wheat are needed, but you’d never tell. The texture of the pasta is al dente and slightly chewy, and the sauce is creamy and thick. It’s perfectly cheesy and tastes like any mainstream mac and cheese out there!
I had some friends over for dinner the other night and served them this mac and cheese and NO ONE believed me when I told them it was low carb- They thought it was Easy mac! How do you make a keto mac and cheese without cauliflower? I used the Great Low Carb Bakery brand of low carb elbow macaroni. They look and taste like real macaroni, yet contain a mere 7 grams of net carbs per serving.
If you’d prefer to use homemade pasta, you could try making almond flour pasta. Also known as thickened cream or double cream. This keeps the sauce extra rich and creamy. I used shredded cheddar cheese, but any strongly flavored cheese can be used.