This delicious macaroni and cheese dish has a beautiful brown panko topping and cauliflower florets baked into it.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 5 |
| Yield: | 5 servings |
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1 ½ cups bite-size cauliflower florets
- 1 (6 ounce) box Horizon® ClassicMac™ Pasta Shells & White Cheddar Cheese
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- ½ cup reduced fat milk
- 2 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- ⅓ cup shredded sharp white Cheddar cheese
- ⅔ cup panko bread crumbs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a ceramic or glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add cauliflower florets and boil for one minute. Remove with a slotted spoon.
- Cook pasta shells in the same water, following instructions on the Horizon package. To the drained pasta, add 1/2 cup milk (instead of 1/4 cup as shown on the package), 2 tablespoons butter, and packet of cheese powder.
- Stir in cream cheese and Cheddar cheese; mix well until combined and cheese is melted. Add cauliflower and mix. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
- Spoon macaroni and cheese into prepared baking dish. Smooth out the top.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter. In a small bowl, mix together panko breadcrumbs, melted butter, salt and pepper. Sprinkle over the top of the macaroni and cheese.
- Bake until the breadcrumbs are golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 337 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 36 g |
| Cholesterol | 52 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 692 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 19 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
My family enjoyed this macaroni cauliflower dish. We made our own macaroni pasta, delicious!
i loved it
I did a couple things different. But this is wonderful my entire family loved it. Instead of baking I just made it in a pot on stove. I used sour cream instead of cream cheese but I will try the cream cheese next time. I also made the Panko on the side and sprinkled it on top of the plates once dishes up.
Made this for my parents… they LOVED it.
Big hit with my family. I modified the recipe a bit based on what I had in the kitchen. I used buttermilk instead of regular milk and reduced the cream cheese. I also used riced cauliflower.
Yes I will t y this again. My husband liked it
I’m a total newbie chef and when I came across this recipe, I saw everything I liked. I did add garlic powder and paprika to my batch to make it a little more flavorful. But this is a great base to start with. This also tastes amazing when you reheat it. I’m definitely going to keep making this one!
This turned out great! I put Sriracha on it and it was even better!
Final outcome didn’t look exactly like the photo. Also make sure you use an 8×8 or smaller pan. I used an 8×8 and the recipe didn’t feel even– as if I should’ve gone with a bit smaller pan. Recipe tasted good but again for adding the cauliflower it still seems like a fairly unhealthy recipe.