SNEAKY (HEALTHY) MAC AND CHEESE
Picky eaters can be really tough to convince to eat veggies and other healthy foods. Perfect for those picky eaters; it has veggies masquerading as a cheese sauce! Just don't tell them, we'll keep it our little secret!! Cheaters Alley: If you can't find butternut squash frozen or just want to shave a few minutes off prep time, you can use canned pumpkin instead. It would be about 1 cup of pumpkin or squash, and you can skip the boiling with the milk and water. Adapted from www.girlmakesfood.com
Provided by Nicoleg
Categories Macaroni And Cheese
Time 1h
Yield 1 9x13 pan, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- •Put cauliflower florets in microwave safe dish and cook covered for 10 minutes, or until tender.
- •In a large pot, bring pasta water to a boil.
- •Add pasta, and cook until al dente, I recommend 2 minutes less than the package says.
- •Drain and add back to the pot, off the heat.
- •In another, small pot, boil milk and pasta water (scoop it out of the boiling pasta pot) with the butternut squash.
- •Add the butternut squash and milk mix into a blender with the cheeses.
- •Add the cauliflower.
- •Blend until smooth.
- •Taste, you will probably need to add a decent amount of salt.
- •Add the sauce to the pasta and place in a lightly greased 9x13 baking dish.
- •Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed (yes again - this is your last chance to get it perfect!).
- Melt butter and mix with bread crumbs.
- Sprinkle bread crumbs over mac n cheese.
- Cook at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, or until breadcrumbs are golden.
- Can be made ahead and refridgerated. Just cook 30 minutes.
- •Eat up! (And don't tell!).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 150.4, Fat 8, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 23.9, Sodium 213.4, Carbohydrate 13.2, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 2.6, Protein 8
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