attosa
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This is one of my favourite ways to spruce up a box of mac and cheese. All the lovely additions of veggies, balsamic vinegar, fish, and capers make you forget the base of it comes out of a box. This is cooked in the same time it takes for you to make the mac and cheese.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 17 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 crown broccoli, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 1 zucchini, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- salt and pepper
- 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 box mac and cheese (with ingredients it calls for on box)
- 1 can albacore tuna
- 1 Tbsp capers
Steps:
- Start cooking the mac and cheese as per box instructions. While that's cooking, add cooking oil to a large pan over medium-high heat and add broccoli, carrots, and onion. Cook for a 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add zucchini and garlic. Cook for a few minutes, stirring frequently.
- When mac and cheese is done, shut off its heat. Add vinegar to cooking vegetables, then add about 3 tablespoons of the mac and cheese cooking water to the veggie pan. The starches from the pasta water will create a creamy sauce. If the pan dries quickly, keep adding more starchy water. If you like your veggies on the softer side, add some more water and cover the pan with a lid to steam them off.
- Drain pasta and add cheese mix per box instructions. Add tuna to the pan of balsamic vegetables. Mix well.
- Pour tuna and veggies into mac and cheese pot. Mix well. Stir in capers and serve. I like to stud the top of the plated portions with some more capers.
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15mhhm15
Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,298 Posts February 27, 20190 found this helpful
Yum! Looks good and super healthy too. I love capers. :)
attosa
Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts February 27, 20190 found this helpful
Me toooo! Such a tiny thing has such a huge impact! :)
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