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Rainbow Mac and Cheese

Yields6 ServingsPrep Time45 minsTotal Time45 mins

Cheese Sauce
 ½ carrotroughly chopped
 ½ red bell pepper
 ½ yellow bell pepper
 5 ½ cups squash
 1 cup milk
 3 tbsp butter
 1 cup cream cheesecubed and softened
 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
 salt, to taste
 ground black pepper, to taste
Mac & Cheese
 2 hotdogsliced
 5 ½ cups macaroni
 1 small red onion diced
 ½ carrotminced
 ½ red bell pepperminced
 ½ yellow bell pepperminced
 1 cup squashminced
 1 cup spinachblanched and finely chopped
Saute
1

In a pot, saute hotdogs and onions in butter for a few minutes. Remove hotdogs from the pot.

Boil
2

In the same pot, add water and salt. Boil the roughly chopped carrots, bell peppers, and squash until fork tender. Remove vegetables from the pot and keep the water.

Macaroni
3

Boil the macaroni in the same water as the vegetables until almost al dente. Add the remaining vegetables and butter then cook until water is almost completely evaporated. Place the boiled vegetables in a blender with milk and both cheese then blend until smooth.

Assembly
4

Add the cheese sauce and stir until a smooth thick sauce is achieved and noodles are cooked al dente. Top with the cooked hotdogs

Nutrition Facts

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