Crunchy Macaroni With Whole Grains
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 cup wheat flakes cereal (or Total cereal, whole grain cereal flakesl)
- 1⁄4 cup unsweetened wheat germ
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 6 ounces macaroni and cheese mix
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup white puree
- 1⁄2 cup orange puree
- 2 tablespoons butter
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat casserole dish with cooking spray. Put cereal in zip-close bag and crush to coarse crumbs. Pour crumbs in a bowl and mix in wheat germ and parmesan.
- Prepare macaroni and cheese according to package directions, adding White Puree, Orange Puree, or both (use no more than 1/2 cup puree total per 6-oz box of macaroni and cheese). Transfer to casserole dish, sprinkle with crunchy topping, and dot with butter. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until topping is golden.
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I'm a military wife and mother of two beautiful kids, and I love to cook.
I LOVE recipes for children should be healthy, but also fun at the same time. And believe me part of the reason I cook this way is because cooking with fun and color makes me eat healthier at the same time.