Spinach Mac & Cheese
A fantastic side dish for dinner or lunch with a creamy cheese sauce and loaded with spinach
Ingredients
- 1 lb Small Elbow Pasta
- 3 cups Fresh Baby Spinach roughly chopped
For the Cheese Sauce
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 4 tbsp Flour
- 2 cups Milk
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Ground Mustard
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 3 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese shredded
Instructions
- Start water boiling for the pasta.
- Add pasta to boiling water and cook as directed on the package. Drain in a colander and return to pot away from heat.
- In a sauce pan over medium high heat, add butter, onion powder and garlic powder. Once melted whisk in flour. Let cook for two minutes then whisk in milk and let cook for two minutes then whisk in seasonings and cook another two minutes. Whisk in heavy cream and cook another two minutes. Then add in cheese, a handful at a time, whisking until it's melted in.
- Add cheese sauce and spinach to pasta. and stir to thoroughly combine. Let sit for about 5 minutes before serving.
- NOTE: If you like the spinach to be cooked more than just wilted, add it to the cooking pasta in the last 3 minutes of cook time.
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