Veggie-Loaded Skillet Mac and Cheese

Name: Veggie-Loaded Skillet Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 1/2 cups lowfat or nonfat milk; 3 cups chopped raw baby spinach; 1/2 pound Fontina or Monterey Jack cheese, shredded; 1 large carrot, peeled and grated; 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs; 1/2 pound small tubular pasta like elbows, shells or pipette

Veggie-Loaded Skillet Mac and Cheese was pinched from <a href="http://www.ivillage.com/veggie-loaded-skillet-mac-and-cheese/3-r-520035" target="_blank">www.ivillage.com.</a>

"Why bother making a mess with a million pots and pans when you can say “see you, roux” and make mac and cheese in a single skillet? Bonus: the finely grated carrot turns the sauce a lovely yellow hue, even if you’re using a mellow white cheese...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 tablespoons olive oil

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2 1/2 cups lowfat or nonfat milk

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3 cups chopped raw baby spinach

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1/2 pound Fontina or Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

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1 large carrot, peeled and grated

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1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese

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1 clove garlic, minced

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1/4 cup panko bread crumbs

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1/2 pound small tubular pasta like elbows, shells or pipette

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