One Pot Macaroni and Cheese with Spinach & Artichokes
Sep 30, 2016, Updated Oct 06, 2022
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One Pot Macaroni and Cheese with Spinach & Artichokes – Stove top one-pot Macaroni and Cheese packed with spinach and artichokes, and a creamy cheese sauce. Dinner will be ready in under 30 minutes!
This is something that might pull you away from the blue box macaroni and cheese for forever… I hope!
This post is sponsored by Cara Mia Products! All opinions are always 100% my own.
Hey Hey! Happy Fri-YAY! I just wrapped up an argument sesh with a 4-year old. She wanted to wear striped pants with a polka dot shirt to school, and I disagreed. What happened next was a 10-minute stretch of loud mouthed waaaaaahs!!!! and it wasn’t me. In the end, she walked out of here with striped pants and a polka dot shirt…
Is it wine o’clock, yet?! Praise GOD!
There are few things in life that excite me, and my daughter’s fashion sense isn’t one of them, BUT these extraordinary one pot macaroni and cheese happen to be way close to the top of that list.
This meal just hits it. It’s easy like Sunday mornin’, and it’s as delicious as artichokes can be. I believe adding Cara Mia’s Grilled Artichokes to all my food is a healing ritual. These are high quality artichoke hearts that were grilled and dressed in oil and herbs. You can eat them as is, straight from the jar, or you can stir them into this unique macaroni and cheese deal and become everyone’s food hero.
HOW TO MAKE ONE POT MACARONI AND CHEESE
This is how it all goes down. You will heat up a little STAR Extra Virgin Olive Oil in that pan and get it really nice and hot, and then you stir in that beautiful garlic and watch it sizzle until you can finally smell that amazing garlic aroma… that’s when you know the truth is about to be delicious.
Next, you pile up all that food in there, give it a stir, cover and let it go, just like Elsa did.
Maybe I’m just completely lazy, but I LOVE this one-pot cooking deal. I hope you are with me on this one. It’s just placing different food items together in one pot and waiting for ’em to cook. You can like, fold a pile of clothes while it’s cooking, and have a free Friday night wine session + Netflix all to yourself.
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Cara Mia Grilled Artichoke Hearts are available at select Walmart, Schnucks, Stater Bros., Bashas, Shop ‘n Save and Randalls Stores in the canned vegetable aisle or produce section AND ONLINE!
STAR EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL is available at retailers nationwide including Safeway, Kroger, Vons, Albertsons, Food 4 Less, Save Mart, Target, Walmart, Schnucks, Food Lion, Stater Bros., Raley’s, Smart & Final, Bashas, King Soopers, Vallarta, Jewel, Smith’s, Dierbergs, HEB and Ralphs stores and ONLINE.
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One Pot Macaroni and Cheese with Spinach & Artichokes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons STAR Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 garlic cloves, , minced
- 2 cups dry elbow macaroni, (use whole grain/multigrain macaroni)
- 1 bag, (6 to 8 ounces) fresh baby spinach
- 1 cup Cara Mia Grilled Artichokes, , drained
- 1 cup cubed white cheddar cheese or pepperjack cheese
- 1/4- cup part skim shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1-1/4 cup low sodium vegetable broth
- 1 cup unsweetened almondmilk or soy milk
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- salt and fresh ground pepper, , to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. (Use a pan with a lid)
- Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds, or until fragrant.
- Add macaroni, spinach, artichokes, cheeses, vegetable broth, milk, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Mix to combine and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
- Lower heat to a medium-low, cover with lid and continue to cook for 12 to 14 minutes, or until pasta is cooked. STIR about every 3 minutes to prevent sticking.
- Remove from heat and stir.
- Serve.
Nutrition
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
has anyone ever tried it with skim milk? (it’s just what i always have on hand) thanks!