Healthy Mac & Cheese

Most Mac n cheese is packed full of calories and heavy fats but not this one! It's a great way to hide veggies from the kids (or yourself) and is perfect with a good piece of grilled chicken or steak.

Ingredients

1.5 cups raw pumpkin, cubed
2 cups cauliflower
150g low fat cream cheese
3/4 cup almond milk
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tbsp. nutritional yeast or 2 tbsp. Vegeta
pink salt
pepper
300g raw pulse pasta or high protein lower carb pasta
1 cup low-fat cheese

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Cook pasta according to instructions. Drain and set aside.
Boil a large pot of water with a sprinkle of salt. Add the pumpkin and cook until tender. Add in the cauliflower and cook until both are soft.
Drain and set aside.
In a food processor or blender, add in the pumpkin, cauliflower, cream cheese, almond milk, garlic, Vegeta or yeast and a generous amount of salt and pepper. Blend until smooth and creamy.
Pour pasta into a baking dish.
Pour the creamy sauce over the pasta and mix to combine.
Sprinkle with cheese and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden.