Healthy Mac And Cheese | Make It Healthy

🧂 Ingredients

• 16 oz quinoa noodles

  (2 boxes)
• 3 cups butternut squash (approx. ½ squash),

  cubed
• ½ yellow onion,

  diced
• 2 cloves garlic,

  minced
• 1 ½ cups plain almond milk
• 1 ½ cups low sodium chicken broth
• ½ cup plain greek yogurt
• 1 ½ teaspoon sea salt,

  divided
• ¾ teaspoon black pepper,

  divided
• 1 tablespoon chickpea flour
• ¼ cup parmesan,

  grated
• ¼ cup almond meal
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 Fill a deep pot with water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the quinoa
  noodles and cook until almost tender, about 6-7 minutes.
• 3 While the noodles are cooking, add the cubed butternut squash, onion, garlic,
  almond milk, and chicken stock to another pot and cook over medium-high heat.
  Allow to simmer until the butternut squash is tender.
• 4 In a small bowl, combine the parmesan cheese, almond meal, remaining ½ tsp. sea
  salt, remaining ¼ tsp. pepper, and garlic powder and mix well. Set aside.
• 5 Once tender, carefully transfer the butternut squash contents to a blender
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  process may require you to blend in batches.
• 6 Add ½ tsp. sea salt, ½ tsp. ground black pepper, the greek yogurt, and the
  chickpea flour and blend again. Taste for seasoning and add any additional salt
  or pepper as needed.
• 7 Drain the cooked noodles and return to the pot.
• 8 Pour the butternut squash mixture over the noodles and stir to incorporate.
• 9 Pour the macaroni and cheese mixture into a casserole dish
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• 10 Sprinkle the parmesan mixture evenly over the top of the mac and cheese.
• 11 Place into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the top is golden
  brown.

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