
Load your usual macaroni & cheese up with tasteful veggies using our recipe! It’s just as creamy as the classic dish, but more refreshing and flavorful.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1red bell pepper,large, cored and diced
- 1sweet potato,medium, peeled and diced
- 1yellow squash,de-stemmed and diced
- 1broccoli florets,small, 1 head, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 8ozbutton mushrooms,or baby portabella, quartered
- 1white onion,small, peeled and diced
- 2tbspolive oil
- 1garlic head,cloves peeled
- 12oz2% evaporated milk,1 can
- 1egg,large
- ½tspsalt
- ¼tspblack pepper
- ½tspsmoked paprika
- pinchcayenne
- 12ozelbow macaroni,or any shape of pasta
- 1tbspbutter
- 8ozwhite cheddar cheese,freshly grated, smoked or sharp
- ¼cupParmesan cheese,freshly grated, plus extra for garnish
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
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Prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
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In a large bowl, toss the diced red bell pepper, sweet potato, and squash with olive oil.
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Season with a few generous pinches of salt and pepper.
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Spread the vegetables out in an even layer on the baking sheet.
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Place the garlic cloves in the center of a sheet of aluminum foil, then wrap the foil around them and place the packet in the center of the baking sheet.
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Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft and have begun to brown a bit around the edges.
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Give them a stir halfway through and check on the garlic to keep from burning.
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Bring a large pot of generously-salted water to a boil, and cook the pasta until al dente.
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Drain the pasta, and then return the pasta to the pot and toss with butter over medium-high heat until melted.
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In a separate bowl, whisk together the evaporated milk, egg, salt, pepper, smoked paprika and cayenne until combined.
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Pour in the evaporated milk mixture and stir until combined.
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Continue cooking over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, for about 2 to 4Â minutes, or until the sauce comes to a simmer.
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Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the grated cheddar and Parmesan until melted.
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Gently stir in the roasted vegetables and roasted garlic cloves until combined.
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Serve immediately, topped with extra Parmesan cheese, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 623.06kcal
- Fat:Â 27.08g
- Saturated Fat:Â 13.23g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.53g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 9.13g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.88g
- Carbohydrates:Â 69.61g
- Fiber:Â 5.62g
- Sugar:Â 11.29g
- Protein:Â 27.26g
- Cholesterol:Â 90.96mg
- Sodium:Â 623.97mg
- Calcium:Â 558.55mg
- Potassium:Â 976.87mg
- Iron:Â 2.44mg
- Vitamin A: 386.99µg
- Vitamin C:Â 62.21mg
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