Creamy and delicious Mac and Cheese with Cauliflower easily made in under 30 minutes for the perfect comfort food meal your whole family will love!
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Lightened-Up Mac and Cheese with Cauliflower
Ingredients
- 1 (14.5 oz) box Ronzoni Smart Taste elbow macaroni
- 1/2 head cauliflower, trimmed and cut into florets
- 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 4 Tbsp reduced-fat grated Parmesan cheese
- 8 oz. grated sharp cheddar
- 4 oz. fat-free cream cheese
- 1/2 cup fat-free half-and-half
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add macaroni and cauliflower. Reserve a 1/2 cup of the water then drain macaroni and cauliflower.
- In a separate bowl, combine Italian breadcrumbs, 1 tablespoon of the Parmesan cheese and the chopped parsley together and set aside.
- Place cheddar, cream cheese, 3 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese, half-and-half, salt and pepper in the already heated pot you just used and mix in the macaroni and cauliflower. Stir until well-combined and cheese is completely melted. Add reserved water.
- Place in 8 greased ramekins (or a 9×13 baking dish) and top with bread crumb mixture. Bake for about 18 to 20 minutes, or until bubbling and the crumbs are browned. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
It’s official…this is on our table for dinner tomorrow night!
Now that just looks yummy!!!
This looks fantastic! So excited to make this! Thanks!
Yes please!! I am all about guilt-less mac & cheese!! Thank you 🙂
Just printed this!!! What a great Idea! Thanks for sharing!
This looks delicious. I like substituting cauliflower when I make mashed “potatoes” as well. I will definitely try this.
Love the idea of mixing the cauliflower and pasta for a bit lighter mac and cheese. This sounds and looks quite good.
This looks incredible! I love the cauliflower in it and the use of cream cheese. Yum!
Yum!! This looks so great!!
Oh hello 😉 Lol that looks delishhh.