Protein Packed Hidden Veggie Cheesy Pasta – Toddler Friendly Recipe
This Protein Packed Hidden Veggie Cheesy Pasta is a healthy recipe that even picky toddlers will love. It’s made with healthy ingredients like sweet potatoes, cauliflower and cottage cheese!
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 30
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 1x
- Category: Dinner, Pasta, Kid-Friendly
- Method: Roast
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1lb pasta of choice
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 cup cauliflower
- 1 cup butternut squash *
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 cup plain full fat cottage cheese
- (optional) 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
- 1 cup water or vegetable stock (+ more if needed)
- (optional) any additional seasonings you like
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper
- Place sweet potato, cauliflower, butternut squash and garlic into a large bowl. Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper & spices
- Spread vegetables onto the baking sheets and baking for 30 minutes, flipping midway
- While the vegetables are roasting, prepare pasta as directed
- When done, let the vegetables cool a bit then add to a blender or food processor with cottage cheese, nutritional yeast and liquid. Blend until a smooth & creamy consistency, adding more liquid as needed. Taste it and see if you’d like to add any more salt/pepper/seasoning
- Pour sauce ** over cooked & drained pasta and toss until pasta is fully coated
Notes
* or carrots, or more sweet potato. See below for more vegetable options
** you will likely not need to use all of the sauce. Options for storage/freezing below!
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