7/23/2023 0 Comments Healthier baked mac and cheese![]() (If your macaroni and cheese was made ahead of time, first reheat it in the 400° oven for fifteen to twenty minutes before adding the bread crumbs). Bake for 10 minutes in a 400° oven to toast. Evenly sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the macaroni and cheese. Pour in melted butter and stir with a fork until all the bread crumbs take on a wet appearance. Combine bread crumbs and seasonings in a small bowl. ![]() Or you can continue to make a baked macaroni and cheese version.)ħ. (At this point you can stop and enjoy your macaroni and cheese. Transfer the macaroni and cheese to a serving dish. Stir the pasta thoroughly to evenly coat with cheese. Transfer the cooked macaroni to a large bowl. Add the cheese to the milk and vegetable puree in two additions, stirring well each time to allow the cheese to melt and incorporate into the sauce. Pour the puree into the rest of the milk mixture and stir to blend.ĥ. Pour in about a half cup of the warm milk and then blend the vegetables until they are completely smooth. When the vegetables are very soft, transfer them to a blender. Reduce heat to medium-low and heat until the mixture starts to simmer and thicken, about ten minutes, stirring occasionally.Ĥ. Use the whisk to completely mix together the milk and flour mixture. Slowly pour in the milk, stirring with a whisk at the same time. Add the minced garlic and stir until the garlic is browned and fragrant, about thirty seconds. While the vegetable are steaming, melt the butter in another medium size saucepan over medium heat. Boil for 15-20 minutes or until the vegetable are very soft.ģ. Turn the heat on medium-high and bring to a boil. Place a steamer basket in a medium size saucepan and add water up to the bottom of the basket. Boil macaroni according to package directions. 1/2 head of cauliflower, roughly choppedġ.Here’s to getting more vegetable servings in our day… and in our kids! If you want to, after that you can bake it and top it with a garlicky bread crumb topping. While I do think that it’s generally best to be upfront about what foods we are serving, it’s nice to be able to serve a classic comfort food that everyone will enjoy in a healthier form.Īnd the low down on how to make it? You can find the full recipe below, but the simplified version is this: boil the pasta, steam the carrots and the cauliflower together until very soft make a cheese sauce with milk, butter, cheddar cheese, and pureed vegetables. ![]() It was a success.Ĭreamy, cheesy comfort food with a nutritious boost of pureed cauliflower and carrots. As I am apparently prone to do, I tested my new recipe on a room full of eaters. This past Sunday I brought this dish to church for our lunch fellowship. Green bean casserole and macaroni and three c’s I will definitely be adding this macaroni and cheese into my rotation of dishes to contribute. I’m thinking Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other family feast days. No problem.īut sometimes it’s nice to go the extra mile and make macaroni and cheese from scratch. On the average weekday, your macaroni and cheese may come from a box. Especially those households that include children. Macaroni and cheese is basically a staple dish in every American household. And wherever we fall on the picky eater spectrum, we could all use more servings of vegetables in our diets. Delicious as these foods may be, they don’t exactly constitute a well-rounded diet. Content with the basic food groups of chicken, cheese, and carbs. Many children (and adults!) are just like I was. And I couldn’t begin to identify a Brussels sprout. Other than that, a side of corn, potatoes, or rice typically rounded out the meal each night. Never an adventurous eater, I stuck to my token vegetables of green beans from a can and the occasional boiled carrots. Growing up, I didn’t eat many vegetables at all.
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