Healthy Mac and Cheese with Veggies

Name: Healthy Mac and Cheese with Veggies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 19 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 cups kohlrabi, peeled, sliced; 4 cups golden beets; 1 cup yellow onion; 1 tbsp avocado oil (or other light oil of choice); 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp coconut milk (or milk of choice); 2 cups shredded (goat) cheddar; 4 oz goat cheese (or other creamed cheese of choice); to taste sea salt; ½ cup fresh herbs (dill chives, basil, oregano, parsley), optional garnish

April 18, 2022 Andrea Wyckoff

This Healthy Mac and Cheese with Veggies is currently my fave low-carb, no-starch comfort food recipe. I love how easy it is to make, and I love that when I am devouring all these nutrient-dense veggies and gooey goat cheese, I am whisked away to memories of being a kid at Grandma’s enjoying her old school oven-baked (gluten-filled) macaroni and cheese. Don’t tell Grandma, but if I were forced to make a choice between which mac & cheese I want nowadays, it’s THIS one, hands down!! But that’s also because eating gluten & grains these days makes my body feel awful, whereas this Healthy Mac and Cheese with Veggies makes me feel amazing!

Ingredients

kohlrabi, peeled, sliced		8 cups
golden beets		4 cups
yellow onion		1 cup
avocado oil (or other light oil of choice)		1 tbsp
garlic, minced		2 cloves
coconut milk (or milk of choice)		2 tbsp
shredded (goat) cheddar		2 cups
goat cheese (or other creamed cheese of choice)		4 oz
sea salt		to taste
fresh herbs (dill chives, basil, oregano, parsley), optional garnish		½ cup

Directions:

Slice veggies into short & thin strips, similar in size to macaroni noodles.
Heat up a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add avocado oil, kohlrabi, beets, and onion. Cook for a total of 14 to 18 minutes or until soft. Add in minced garlic halfway through cooking time. Add a couple of tablespoons of coconut milk (or milk of choice) towards the end of the cooking time to help keep the veggies soft.
When veggies are nicely cooked and soft, turn off the heat, add in shredded cheese, and soft goat cheese. Reserve a handful of shredded cheese to place on top.
Stir veggies and cheese together well, then spoon veggies into individual serving bowls, ramekins, or a casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese and minced fresh herbs on top. Set under the oven broiler on high for a few minutes to brown the cheese on top.
Serve.