Healthy Mac and Cheese

Need to add a few more veggies to your kid's diet?  This is one mac and cheese you'll be happy to serve your kiddos.

Sweet Potatoes.
Chicken Broth {use homemade for extra goodness}.
Pasta {whole wheat, or GF, if you'd like}.
Mushrooms {if they'll eat them}.
and...
just a little bit of cheese.

Looks like Mac and Cheese, right?  The flavor -- amazing.  Trust me.

Healthy Mac and Cheese - Finding Joy in My Kitchen
{Print Recipe}

1 lb. pasta
8 oz mushrooms, sliced
1 C sweet potato puree
2 tsp. minced onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 C chicken broth
1 T corn starch
1/2 C whipping cream
1/4 C Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper, to taste

Bring pasta to a boil and cook according to package directions.  Drain.

Start the mac and cheese by sauteeing the sliced mushrooms in a large skillet {you may need to use olive oil to prevent mushrooms from sticking}.  Add garlic as the mushrooms begin to release their liquids.  Cook until liquids are evaporated.

Then, stir in the chicken broth, onion and salt and pepper, to taste.

Next, blend in the sweet potato puree.  Simmer for a few minutes.

Combine corn starch and whipping cream together in a mixing cup and stir until blended.

Slowly stir in the cornstarch mixture into the skillet.  Heat until thickened; about 5 minutes.

Then, remove from the heat.

Stir in the pasta and Parmesan cheese.

Serve warm.

With each bit my sister and I took, we laughed more and more!  We couldn't believe how much like mac and cheese this tasted, and there was hardly any cheese in it.  The orange of the sweet potato looks delightfully like cheese -- maybe it even tricked our brains :)

This post is linked to:
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Tasty Tuesdays
Tasty Tuesday
Delicious Dishes
Ingredient Spotlight

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