Healthier Mac & Cheese
This Healthier Mac & Cheese recipe is made with a creamy cheese sauce with a surprise ingredient, cauliflower!
Equipment
Food Processor
Ingredients
- 1 package pasta
- 1 head cauliflower
- 2 cups organic low sodium vegetable broth
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp tumeric
- pinch of pepper
- 1 cup smoked cheddar cheese grated and divided
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut cauliflower into florets and add to a stockpot.
- Cover with vegetable broth and water or until cauliflower is almost completely covered. Bring to a boil and cook until fork-tender, about 10-20 minutes.
- Transfer the cooked cauliflower to a food processor or blender with a slotted spoon and add ½ cup of the hot broth, almond milk and spices and mustard. Blend until smooth, if too thick add in more broth.
- Add in ½ cup of the grated cheese and blend again.
- Pour the cauliflower cheese sauce over the pasta and mix together.
- Pour into a baking dish (we used an 8”x8”) and sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese and bread crumbs.
- Bake for 15 minutes and then place under the broiler until the top is golden brown.
Notes
To make this recipe vegan simply omit the cheddar cheese or sub with vegan cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 409kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 18gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 440mgPotassium: 488mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 189IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 209mgIron: 2mg
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