White Cheddar and Broccoli Mac

Name: White Cheddar and Broccoli Mac
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb cavatappi; 3 cups broccoli florets; 3 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp flour; 2 cups whole milk; 2 cups white cheddar, shredded; ½ cup parmesan, grated; 1 tsp garlic powder; salt to taste

Sharp white cheddar sauce draped over tender pasta with crisp-tender broccoli florets — steaming the broccoli separately and folding it in at the end keeps it bright green instead of turning drab in the sauce.

Total time

25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfortvegetarian

Ingredients

1 lbcavatappi

3 cupsbroccoli florets

3 tbspbutter

3 tbspflour

2 cupswhole milk

2 cupswhite cheddar, shredded

½ cupparmesan, grated

1 tspgarlic powder

saltto taste

Instructions

Steam the broccoli florets until just tender but still bright green, then set aside.

Make a cheese sauce with the butter, flour and milk.

Stir in the white cheddar, parmesan and garlic powder.

Cook the pasta until al dente, drain, then fold it through the sauce along with the steamed broccoli.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

487

Protein

32g

Fat

30.5g

Carbs

24.8g

Fiber

4.8g

Sodium

1015mg

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