Everyone loves macaroni and cheese for good reason. Rich pasta with a cheesy sauce is the ultimate comfort food. If you love mac and cheese but feel a little bad about indulging in it, here is a recipe that makes it a little bit lighter but still super flavorful.
Ingredients
For this recipe, you will need butter, non-dairy milk, flour, cheese, pasta, and a vegetable of your choice. This recipe uses frozen peas, but you can use whatever you have on hand.
Instructions
- Put water in a pot and bring it to boil. Put a whole box of pasta in once it’s boiled.
- Start melting 1/4 cup of butter in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Once it’s melted, slowly add in 1/4 cup of flour and whisk it into the butter to make a roux.
- Cook the roux for a couple of minutes and then add in 2 cups of non-dairy milk and whisk all the while.
- Cook for about 5-10 minutes and then put the heat down to low. Add in 2 cups of your favorite cheese and stir well.
- Strain your pasta and put it right into the pan with the cheese sauce.
- Add in some defrosted frozen peas or whatever vegetable you want and serve!