Mac & Cheese is the ultimate comfort food dish, so you need a favorite recipe in your back pocket for when that craving hits. Try one of these clean faves.
Smoky Cauliflower Mac & Cheese
How do you clean up a classic comfort food like mac & cheese? Bingo! By blending in vitamin-rich cauliflower.
Broccoli & Spring Onion Mac ’n’ Cheese
Jump at the chance to cook with spring onions this season – they’re part of the same family as green onions and are distinguished by their bulbs, which have a sweet, mellow flavor.
Roasted Butternut Mac & Cheese
We slashed 263 calories from this classic dish, and it’s just as creamy, cheesy and indulgent as ever.
Smoked Cheddar Mac & Cheese
Three cheeses — smoked cheddar, sharp cheddar and Parmesan cheese — commingle in this make-ahead mac and cheese. Sprinkle with green onions if you have some on hand.
The Best Dairy- and Gluten-Free Mac and Cheese
This mac and cheese loaded with fresh squash and mushrooms is sure to appeal to your grown-up taste buds.
Gooey Mac & Cheese Balls
Four different varieties of cheese – mozzarella, Swiss, Monterey Jack and Parmesan – combine to create the most indulgent-tasting mac & cheese balls you’ve ever tried.
Baked Mac & “Cheese” with Creamy Cashew Sauce
We were excited to sit down down with Joy McCarthy, a Mother’s Day aficionado, to find out what she does with her family every year on this special day.
Broccoli & White Bean Mac ‘n’ Cheese
The ultimate healthy comfort food! Nonfat evaporated milk and reduced-fat cheese make this dish rich and creamy while keeping the overall fat content low and protein levels high.
Creamy Southwestern Shells with Black Beans
This twist on mac ’n’ cheese is bursting with bold southwestern ingredients like sweet corn, creamy avocado and fresh cilantro. Try using tri-colored pasta shells for added visual appeal.
Source: Clean Eating