Easy Cauliflower Mac-n-Cheese

This deliciously deceiving twist on a beloved dish will help you sneak in veggies so well that the kids won't even notice. Cauliflower Mac n Cheese will help you meet your daily veggie quota one creamy bite at a time.
Cauliflower Mac n Cheese 1
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Serves: 6
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Prep Time: 5 hours
Cook Time: 20 minutes
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Dietary Preferences:

Gluten-Free
Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1lb. elbow macaroni
  • 1 - 15oz Jar of alfredo sauce
  • 2 heaping cups grated cheddar cheese
  • 3 cups raw chopped Ocean Mist Farm’s cauliflower (bite size pieces)
  • 1 cup vegetable or chicken broth
  • A dash of ground nutmeg (optional)
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Fill a soup pot 2/3 full with water.  Bring water to boil. 
  2. Add macaroni to boiling water and continue boiling for 4 minutes.
  3. Add chopped cauliflower to pot and boil macaroni and cauliflower for an additional 5 minutes (cauliflower should be very tender). 
  4. Drain macaroni and cauliflower in strainer. 
  5. Add Alfredo sauce, cheese and broth to the empty pot and over medium heat stir sauce until cheese melts and sauce is hot.
  6. Remove pot from heat and add cooked-drained macaroni and cauliflower to sauce.  Gently fold sauce into macaroni/cauliflower with large spoon.
  7. Add salt and pepper to taste and a dash of ground nutmeg (optional). Enjoy and serve often to a hungry family!
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