Hidden Vegetable Mac and Cheese

This Hidden Vegetable Mac and Cheese Recipe is perfect for our mac-and-cheese-loving picky eaters.

My daughter loves cheese crackers, cheese noodles, mac and cheese, cheese sandwiches, cheese toast, and cheese bread. What my daughter doesn’t love are vegetables. (Thank goodness she likes fruit). So, I am always trying to figure out ways to add healthy essential nutrients into her diet. I do this by using whole grain bread for all of her cheese crackers, toast, pasta, and sandwiches. I also like to hide vegetables in her cheese sauce and tomato sauce.

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After all, I know that high intakes of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and fiber in vegetables support the immune system, reduce the risk of mood disorders and chronic disease later in life, and help the brain function properly.

Suddenly this Hidden Vegetable Mac and Cheese becomes a pretty important recipe!

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Hidden Vegetable Mac and Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 oz. cream cheese
• 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce, low sodium
• 1- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup spinach
• ½ cup broccoli florets
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon roasted red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon Montreal Steak Seasoning
• 4 cups whole-grain macaroni or whole grain pasta shells

Instructions

• Blend all the ingredients in a food processor until they are well blended.
• Combine the sauce with your favorite already-cooked whole grain macaroni noodles or shell pasta.
• Bring pasta and sauce to a boil in a skillet. Then reduce heat to low, cover, and let simmer for about 5 minutes.