Veggie Tuna Melt Mac N Cheese

Yes, You read that right! And you are welcome!!!
Watching Rachael Ray today (It's my "mommy show" and it gives me yummy ideas), she made a tuna melt mac n cheese that looked amazing, but the thought of how it would affect my eating habits these past weeks made me cringe. SOOOOO I altered it and did the math. You ready??

The ENTIRE casserole is 1437 calories. Broken in to 5 servings measuring right about 1cup, that comes out to only 287 calories per serving!!! That means you can have a small second helping, a yummy salad, a perfect lunch serving, or a small dinner before a workout! I am so excited!

So here you go:
I boiled to almost done about 2/3 a box of this:

A yummy treat! While it was boiling I mixed together:
1 cup raw broccoli
3 celery stalks
1/2 yellow squash
about 1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 can tuna
(I did the veggies in the food processor to make it easier for my kids)

I put the veggie and tuna mix in a casserole dish, topped with hot, drained noodles, and topped with some mac n cheese sauce:
Heat about 1 Tbsp butter in a pan. Once melted, stir in about 1Tbsp flour to soak up butter, then whisk in 1.5-2 cups milk. When it starts to warm up, you add in about 2 cups mexi mix or full cheddar cheese (or use white cheddar, swiss... whatever you like). I had grated, you can also chunk the cheese if you buy blocks.
Pour over the noodles and veggies and mix well. Rachael topped hers with bread crumbs and butter, but that was too much for me! I try to stay away from many carbs and gluten, so I sprinkled some almond slices on top and a little italian seasoning to give it some crunch and extra flavor.
Then place in 375 degree oven for 10-15 to heat through.

And, YES! It is just as good as it sounds/looks!!!
Enjoy!