
I use the 7.5 mm setting on my mandolin slicer. More detailed steps for caramelizing onions here. Stir in grated garlic, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Step 1: Caramelize onions with butter and olive oil.Just the right thing to have during these cold stormy winters! How to Make It Promise! So you have one healthy meal for the whole family. It is so good that even Adults will enjoy it as much as kids. The bonus is it gives that characteristic mac & cheese color to the sauce without so much cheese.Īnd this healthy mac and cheese recipe also uses caramelized onions that adds the irresistible "French Onion" flavor along with fragrant thyme and bay leaves. A brilliant way to maintain the creamy and rich taste is to use butternut squash, while lowering the amount of cheese and boosting the nutrition. The recipe here is a significant improvement over traditional mac and cheese recipes, but with 'no change' to the taste. So naturally they come with a big dose of calories, total fat and saturated fat. But most popular recipes are prepared with lots of butter, cheese, refined flour and refined flour pasta. Mac and cheese is a classic comfort food that is an evergreen favorite especially with kids. You will not even know how cleverly this incredibly rich tasting recipe sneaks in vegetables, while taking the flavor and nutrition up a notch! Mac and Cheese with Butternut Squash An ultimate comfort food that will please both kids and adults. This healthy mac and cheese, is made with delicious lentil pasta and tastes so rich, creamy and cheesy. This delicious, complete protein pasta is made from just three plant-based ingredients - eat clean with Modern Table pasta today! Place on the middle rack of the oven and broil for 5 to 7 minutes, until the bread crumbs are golden brown.Thank you Modern Table for sponsoring this post. Top with the bread crumbs and the remaining Parmesan and season with black pepper.

Pour the macaroni and cheese into an 8" x 8" baking dish (or into individual ramekins).

