What to serve with Broccoli Mac & Cheese?

Garlic Butter Shrimp with Rice, Hoisin Beef & Broccoli, or Chicken Fajitas. Those sit in the same style as Broccoli Mac & Cheese and keep the grocery list from exploding.

Is Broccoli Mac & Cheese good for a weeknight?

25 minutes, start to plate. That is the kind of meal you cook the night you eat it, not Sunday.

Is Broccoli Mac & Cheese vegetarian?

Yes. Broccoli Mac & Cheese is vegetarian.

Is Broccoli Mac & Cheese high protein?

Yes. 33g of protein a serving from cheese.

Broccoli Mac & Cheese — $1.48 a serving

Name: Broccoli Mac & Cheese
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 cups broccoli; ⅔ cup milk; ½ cup cheddar; 2¼ tsp butter; 90 g pasta; 1 tbsp all-purpose flour

$1.48 a serving · 25 min

Under 30 min
One pan
Vegetarian
Nut-free
High protein
Heart-healthy
Anti-inflammatory
Thyroid-friendly
Comfort food
Family friendly
Cheese

Cost is the ingredients you actually use. About $5.93 if you cook for four.

Calories: 730 kcal
Protein: 33g
Carbs: 86g
Fat: 29g

Ingredients

For one serving, in kitchen measures, grouped the way the store is laid out.

Produce

Broccoli1 cups

Dairy & eggs

Milk⅔ cup
Cheddar½ cup
Butter2¼ tsp

Pantry

Pasta90 g
All-purpose flour1 tbsp

How to cook it

1
Cook the macaroni in salted boiling water following the pack, adding the broccoli for the last 4 minutes, then drain.
2
Melt the butter in the same pan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
3
Whisk in the milk a little at a time and simmer for 3 minutes until thick.
4
Stir in most of the grated cheddar until melted and season.
5
Fold in the pasta and broccoli and top with the rest of the cheddar.