Jody, Bruce, and Jen G. made these for Saturday night dinner. Yum!
We didn't believe that the directions on the mac'n'cheese were accurate - it said to blend the milk/egg/garlic for 3 seconds (!), then add the cheese/onion/cream cheese and blend for 10 seconds more. Turns out that it was enough time for it to be all blended together. The sauce was thinner than we expected, but when baked it had a great thick consistency.
This is Bruce. The macaroni and cheese was really good. It had egg and cream cheese and got nice and thick. There was a lot of onion in the flavor (it only baked for 25 minutes or so) so it was a bit oniony--perhaps E would not like it. The vegetables were very flavorful. It made me want to eat broccoli--not a small feat.
This is Jen. I even ate the vegetables - onions, red peppers and all! The two dishes were very nice together. (I think there were too many ingredients in the delicious mac & cheese for it to be made in my own kitchen.)
Jody agrees - I was surprised by how well these dishes worked together - the richness of the mac'n'cheese contrasted really well with the healthy crispness of the fresh veggies. The veggies were really healthy - only a little bit of olive oil, and no other "bad stuff". And they were sooooo pretty!
One more thing - I realized much later that we only used cream cheese and cheddar - the recipe calls for adding one more type of cheese and lists a few options. I had it, but we just forgot.
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