Veg-up macaroni and cheese
Mac n cheese is the ultimate comfort food! So we've given our macaroni cheese recipe a healthier boost by adding brocolli and cauliflower to the mix with this veg-ed up version.
SERVES2
TIME TO MAKE45 - 1 hour
MEAL TYPEDinner
TIME TO MAKE45 - 1 hour
MEAL TYPEDinner
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Follow the steps in the video to make the recipe.
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C
- Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil
- Add macaroni and boil for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally
- Add broccoli and cauliflower and continue to cook for a further 3 minutes
- Drain through a colander or sieve and set aside
- Heat oil in saucepan and add flour
- Stir and cook for approximately one minute
- Gradually add milk in small amounts, mixing until smooth with each amount
- Continue until all milk has been added
- Return to a low heat and bring to a simmer, stirring often
- Stir through grated cheese
- Season with salt and pepper
- Mix together the cooked macaroni, broccoli, cauliflower and cheese sauce
- Spread mixture into a baking dish
- Sprinkle with breadcrumbs
- Bake in oven for approximately 20 minutes.
- 1/2 cupmacaroni
- 1 cupchopped broccoli
- 1 cupchopped cauliflower
- 1 tbspoil
- 1 tbspflour
- 1 cupmilk
- 1/2 cupgrated cheese
- 2 tbspdry breadcrumbs
Per serve
- Energy1588kJ
- Total Fat20.9g
- Saturated Fat8.7g
- Total Carbohydrate39.9g
- Sugars9.1g
- Dietary Fibre6.8g
- Sodium297mg
- Protein19.1g
Follow the steps in the video to make the recipe.
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C
- Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil
- Add macaroni and boil for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally
- Add broccoli and cauliflower and continue to cook for a further 3 minutes
- Drain through a colander or sieve and set aside
- Heat oil in saucepan and add flour
- Stir and cook for approximately one minute
- Gradually add milk in small amounts, mixing until smooth with each amount
- Continue until all milk has been added
- Return to a low heat and bring to a simmer, stirring often
- Stir through grated cheese
- Season with salt and pepper
- Mix together the cooked macaroni, broccoli, cauliflower and cheese sauce
- Spread mixture into a baking dish
- Sprinkle with breadcrumbs
- Bake in oven for approximately 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cupmacaroni
- 1 cupchopped broccoli
- 1 cupchopped cauliflower
- 1 tbspoil
- 1 tbspflour
- 1 cupmilk
- 1/2 cupgrated cheese
- 2 tbspdry breadcrumbs
Ingredients
- 1/2 cupmacaroni
- 1 cupchopped broccoli
- 1 cupchopped cauliflower
- 1 tbspoil
- 1 tbspflour
- 1 cupmilk
- 1/2 cupgrated cheese
- 2 tbspdry breadcrumbs
Nutrition Facts
Per serve
- Energy1588kJ
- Total Fat20.9g
- Saturated Fat8.7g
- Total Carbohydrate39.9g
- Sugars9.1g
- Dietary Fibre6.8g
- Sodium297mg
- Protein19.1g
Follow the steps in the video to make the recipe.
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C
- Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil
- Add macaroni and boil for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally
- Add broccoli and cauliflower and continue to cook for a further 3 minutes
- Drain through a colander or sieve and set aside
- Heat oil in saucepan and add flour
- Stir and cook for approximately one minute
- Gradually add milk in small amounts, mixing until smooth with each amount
- Continue until all milk has been added
- Return to a low heat and bring to a simmer, stirring often
- Stir through grated cheese
- Season with salt and pepper
- Mix together the cooked macaroni, broccoli, cauliflower and cheese sauce
- Spread mixture into a baking dish
- Sprinkle with breadcrumbs
- Bake in oven for approximately 20 minutes.
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