"MOM! I want mac and cheese!" Every day when I ask Bugs what she wants for lunch, it's mac and cheese. Every. Single. Day. Needless to say, Mom gets a little tired of mac and cheese. Not only that, it's not terribly nutritious. So today, we compromised. OK, you can't really compromise with a 2 year old. When I told her we were adding vegetables, she freaked out. "I don't like veg-a-bowls. I don't want it!" I told her she could pick them out, but her sister liked vegetables so I was going to add them. She did pick some of them out, but most of them she didn't notice or forgot that she was supposed to be mad about eating veg-a-bowls. How sneaky of me!
To make this super easy lunch, you just need a box of your favorite macaroni and cheese, 1/3 bag of mixed vegetables, and a protein of your choice. I have Annie's macaroni and cheese, which I prefer because it uses organic ingredients and I understand all the words on the ingredients list, plus it uses less butter so it's slightly less bad for you. I also used a leftover smoked sausage cut into bits for the protein. You could also use lunchmeat, tofu, hotdogs, leftover cut up chicken, or whatever else you have on hand.
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Begin by boiling 6 cups of water, with a pinch of salt, and begin making the macaroni noodles according to the instructions on the box. When there are about 3 or 4 minutes remaining in the cooking time, add the frozen vegetables and the protein, cut into bite sized pieces. Alternatively, you can cook the protein or the vegetables in the microwave.
When the noodles are done, drain them in a colander.
At this point, I scoop out some noodles and vegetables for my one year old, Roo, and let it cool off for a minute.
Now make the macaroni and cheese according to the instructions.
Serve with fruit on the side.
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