These Sneaky Mac ‘n’ Cheese Muffins will have your kids asking for more..more veggies with a side of mac ‘n’ cheese!
Great for snacks or for their school lunchboxes!
Sneaky Mac ‘n’ Cheese Muffins
Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
Course: SnacksCuisine: AustralianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
8
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
20
minutesCalories
220
kcalTotal time
30
minutesCheesy macaroni baked into portable muffins — a fun, comforting twist on classic mac ‘n’ cheese.
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Ingredients
70 gram Instant mac n cheese -(1 single serve packet)
170 millilitre Water
1 cup Cauliflower-grated
1 cup Broccoli-grated
2 Egg
1/4 cups Almond meal
1 tsp Garlic salt
2 tbsp Panko crumbs
2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese, grated
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Prepare the easy mac n cheese as per instructions on the box, 170mls water into microwave container add macaroni and cook on high uncovered for 4 minutes.
- Add powder mix to cooked noodles and stir quickly until starts to thicken. Set aside.
- Grate cauliflower and broccoli into a bowl, now add 2 tablespoons water, garlic salt and place in microwave on high for 2 minutes, drain and stir in almond meal.
- Add mac n cheese and mix, then add eggs and mix well.
- Mix panko crumbs and parmesan cheese together in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Grease muffin tins well with spray oil. Spoon mixture in until almost full, sprinkle with panko crumbs and cheese mix.
- Place into oven and cook for 20 minutes.
- Cool in tray for 5 minutes then run a knife around the edges to remove.
Notes
- Sneaky Mac n Cheese Muffins are suitable for freezing for up to 4 months or keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- If you don’t have almond meal substitute with 1/3 cup self raising flour.
Lydia Williams
Lydia is our gorgeous food editor and a ray of sunshine in the Stay at Home Mum kitchen. In between cooking and and trialing all our recipes you can find her photographing her work for Stay at Home Mum. She has 2 gorgeous children and a spunk of a husband who understands her passion for food.


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