I have been craving warm foods for every meal lately. Something about this wintry weather we've been having (with highs in the 60's--cold for here--and frosty windsheilds in the morning. Loving it!). A couple weeks ago, Faith asked for this old favorite--Updated Mac and Cheese (from this cookbook). I used to make this recipe pretty frequently, then it just fell by the wayside. I was really glad she remembered and requested it--it's warm, nutritious, and comforting. The fun thing about this recipe is that it has a layer of spinach in the middle. Super healthy, which makes me happy. It also uses whole wheat pasta (on this night I tried it with brown rice pasta, which was also yum). Here's the thing about Faith--even though I consider her a picky eater, she likes things like spinach in her mac and cheese. Go figure!
Alas, the little boys would not touch this, so next time I'll just make a smaller pan with no spinach along with the larger, spinach-ful version. Do try this for a warming, winter meal. This would make a great winter lunch as well.
Some notes: there are lots of steps to this recipe! I made this weeknight-possible by doing a lot of the prep work Sunday night: grating the cheese, combining the breadcrumbs with oil in a little container, and even measuring out some of the other ingredients in little containers. It made a huge difference. On Monday night I just sailed through the recipe. Also, the recipe calls for 8 ounces of pasta, but I used the whole bag with good results.
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Looks delicous!!! And there are five spinach eaters here!
I'm sorry, but I had to laugh about your "wintry weather" - our current temperature is -10°C (= 14 Fahrenheit) and we have heaps of snow! What a difference between California and Thuringia... You can find some wintry pictures in my blog (and a google translator gadget - though I'm afraid Googles Translation is even worse than my English ;-)
Greetings from a very early and very cold morning in Germany!
That looks delicious! We're fortunate to have kids that will eat spinach in most things so I'll have to give this a try. I've also had good luck with using jarred marinara from either Whole Foods or Trader Joes and adding sauteed veggies that I've run through the blender. I do alot of dinner prep work on my lunch breaks. We working moms have to always be thinking ahead! ;) Thanks for the recipe, Mary Beth!
Mmm...looks yummy. We haven't had mac and cheese in a while...I think it's time!
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