I love mac n cheese, my husband loves mac n cheese and so does our toddler. We get those store brand boxes of elbows or spirals with the powder cheese packet.
First- I stopped using butter and started using olive oil.
Then, I decided to use only the powder packet and not the white noodles- replacing them instead with whole wheat noodles.
Finally- I added pureed broccoli to the finished product (I serve broccoli every night and lately I am the only one really eating it, so I have to get my guys to eat it somehow right?).
The responses-
*I loved it.
*Our toddler danced around and said "I like it. I like it a lot." and then he said "What is it?". I said, "mac n cheese" and he responded with a perplexed "ohhhhh" but proceeded to eat an adult sized portion.
*My husband saw me puree the broccoli and when he saw that I had added it to the already unrecognizable mac n cheese, he groaned "Oh I wish you hadn't done that!". He proceeded to look rather miserable for the remainder of the meal (which also included an unappetizing looking, but delicious tasting maple/soy sauce/garlic marinated salmon).
So do I repeat this or not? (remember- our toddler danced!!!).
P.S. I add pureed broccoli to our spagetti sauce sometimes too.
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I say go for it- or even further! I got an idea for a green mac'n cheese recipe from another blog I read- using Trader Joes Organic Super Greens (broccoli, asparagus, edamame, spinach, and green beans). Puree that mixture and use as a base for mac'n cheese- I added cheese (obviously), yogurt, and some butter, and maybe a little milk- not an exact science, and the pasta. Littlebat isn't a huge pasta fan, but I thought it was really good! And very good for us!
I love the idea--tried it last night with an organic mac-n-cheese-n-ground-turkey. It made it look a little, well, grosser than normal, but tastier! Even Mike liked it, and he normally hates any mac-n-powered-cheese dish. Now, how to get pureed broccoli into everything else we cook...;) Thanks for the idea!
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