This is a pretty filling meal by itself and it has all the vegetables already in it. You could also grate some courgette in to the mixture - for really picky eaters you could peel the courgette first so it blends in more. If you wanted to add some more hidden vegetables to this healthy macaroni cheese, then make our Roasted Butternut Squash and blend it into the cheese sauce. There are so many ways to take this simple, but lightened up, mac and cheese to a whole other level. We have also stirred through some red onion chutney when it needed using up and that was delicious. We used a really strong mature cheddar, as it has such a strong flavour, that a little goes a long way so you don't have to use as much.Ī full ingredients list with measurements is in the recipe card below.Īdding some truffles to mac and cheese would make it really decedent, or you could add some chunks of chorizo or bacon to make it meaty. A little Dijon mustard gives it a real kick of flavour. Mustard - This is a must in mac and cheese.You can use reduced fat to make it even more of a low calorie mac and cheese, but it wouldn't be as creamy. Creme fraiche - Rather than making a roux with flour, butter and milk, we made a healthy cheese sauce with creme fraiche.Broccoli - This does add some green colour to the healthy mac and cheese, but if you cut it up small enough, it will break down in to the sauce to be more hidden.Because cauliflower is the same colour as the pasta and cheese sauce, it blends in really well. If you just wanted to use cauliflower, then you can follow our Cauliflower Mac and Cheese recipe. Cauliflower - This is the first of our hidden vegetables.Macaroni - Technically any pasta would work here, but it's macaroni cheese, so you should use macaroni.

Healthier mac n cheese