I'm a big believer in Macaroni and Cheese. It makes me happy. It's comfort food I've loved since I was a kid and I've been a pretty loyal fan of Kraft macaroni and cheese specifically. I've tried other brands and most don't cut it. The only good competition is when I make my own home made versions. That said, my husband makes the Kraft variety much better than I do.. somehow he does this magic cooking thing and the noodles turn out perfectly every time!
Now I just came across this “veggie pasta” macaroni and cheese from Kraft. Apparently its cauliflower pasta… I never heard of such a thing! From time to time, I'll add in extra to our mac n cheese by adding peas or tuna. Sometimes I'll include an occasional hot dog when the kids are eating. But this “made with veggies inside” kind of concept is a bit intriguing to me. So I bought it to try for myself.
The noodles look the same as far as I can see, but now that I'm looking for it, it does smell a little like cooked cauliflower…. Interesting.
The packaging is claiming a “1/2 serving of vegetables per cup”. I don't think I've ever considered cauliflwer as a qualifying vegetable. I know it is, I'm just sayin'. Anyway… I had to try this.
When it was all finished, I gave some to the kids without telling them it was any different. My oldest said it tasted a bit sweet, I agree, but a lot of brands of mac n cheese are sweet. I need to compare to the regular Kraft.. we usually get the cheesy cheesy version.
So end of my exciting noodle story… we liked it. I learned something new – cauliflower can be made into noodles. And the kids tried something new without hardly noticing. Sounds like a good day to me. Now if only Kraft could keep that great flavor while cutting the sodium down to a 1/3.. THAT would be a great creation!
What do you think of this combination?
I’ve actually seen pizza crust made from cauliflower too. Interesting when foods are used in unusual ways.
We bought some of this kind too……came in a two-pack…one reg. & one vegie.
We tried, and did buy more! lol Wasn’t bad…and our lil 5 yr old Grandgirlie liked it too.
Cauliflower pasta – that’s really different, and somewhat surprising! Glad everyone there liked it! 🙂