MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH CAULIFLOWER

Today's recipe is Macaroni and cheese with cauliflower, so easy and delicious. cauliflower adds fibres and vitamin c. Its not a heavy dish, because we are adding 1 percent milk and low fat sour cream.

serves for 6.

Ingredients :

12 ounce elbow macaroni

1 head cauliflower, roughly chopped

4 slices multigrain bread for the bread crumbs or any regular bread crumbs

1/2 cup fresh parsley , chopped

4 tsp olive oil

salt and black pepper

1 onion, finely chopped

1 1/2 cups grated extra sharp cheddar (6 ounce)

1 1/2 cups sour cream or reduced fat sour cream

1/2 cup milk (use 1 percent milk )

1 tsp Dijon mustard

2 tsp red pepper flakes

Directions :

1. Heat oven to 400 F. Cook the pasta according to the package directions, adding the cauliflower during the last 3 minutes of cooking then drain pasta and cauliflower.

2. Meanwhile, pulse the bread in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. Add the parsley, 2 tsp oi, and salt and pepper and pulse to combine, set aside.

3.Heat a pan and add remaining oil. Add onion, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and cook stirring occasionally, just until soft, for 7 minutes. Mix in the macaroni, cauliflower,cheese, sour cream , milk and Dijon mustard.

4. Transfer to shallow 3-quart baking dish, sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake until golden brown for 12 - 15 minutes.

Yummy macaroni cheese is ready.