Jul 29, 2012 For the best answers, search on this site If it's Kraft - you don't need milk at all, let alone a substitute but, you could add butter. You just boil it down in the water and add the cheese mix. Milk is just to make it creamier. In most cases, you will want to use a ratio of 25 to 50 percent cream cheese and 50 to 75 percent oil. Replace all of the butter with this oil and cream cheese mixture. If the recipe calls for 1 cup of butter, use 3/4 cup of the mixture. Cream cheese is typically lower in fat and calories than butter.
Tip: Replace Margarine with Olive Oil in Recipes
October 6, 2011
My husband and kids all loved the boxed macaroni and cheese, but I've never been a fan of all the fat and calories in it. I always used skim milk in the mix, but cutting way back or deleting the margarine/butter gave the stuff a noticeably blander flavor they didn't like.
Then I discovered that if I use olive oil in place of the margarine in the sauce (I add 1 Tbsp. olive oil to 2 boxes), it gives the mac and cheese a much better flavor. My family loves it, even I like it and I don't feel so guilty when I don't make it from scratch or my kids want to fix a box for lunch! As they say, fat always adds to the flavor. In this case, it really does add to the flavor, only it's a healthy fat.
I've found that this works for any other box mix that calls for margarine/butter, such as stuffing mix (which I never liked either), mashed potato flakes, etc. The olive oil brings out the flavor and adds a fullness to it. I like the flavor of the olive oil. You almost don't miss the flavor of the margarine/butter. But if you do, you can always add a dab of it or use a butter substitute.
By Judy = Oklahoma from OK
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October 7, 20110 found this helpful
Deeli - yes, I love olive oil, especially after I learned how good it is for you. I use it almost exclusively. I've even used it as a butter substitute on vegetables & my family doesn't know the difference. I've learned that it's really the taste/texture of the fat that makes it taste better, not the butter taste itself.
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I like the Smart balance butter blend for toast & stuff, but with 5 of us eating it, the tubs are too expensive. So I buy the sticks, let them soften, then whip them with olive oil to make my own soft spread.
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I know they are saying butter is better for you than margarine now. Sure goes against everything I was taught. I was so happy to hear that & gladly began eating butter, sparingly. May be coincidence, but now my husband & I both have a problem with our cholesterol - so I've quit with the butter again just in case.
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Substitute Oil For Butter Mac And Cheese
I've used yogurt or sour cream in a pinch as well. I bet the mushroom soup was delicious in the mac and cheese.
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