| Disclosure: This recipe was created for Ancient Harvest. See below for more details. |
With summer nearly upon us (it really will be here before we known it), I've been thinking a lot about get-togethers. You know the drill- picnics, cookouts, and potlucks of all kinds. Summer really brings out the communal aspect of food and with the landscape of food changing, so does what the average get-together looks like. Get-togethers in my family have definitely changed over the years and we focus packing as many vegetables into dishes, having vegetarian options, and in the past couple of years- keeping nearly everything gluten-free (trying to cover all the family members!) So many of our traditional 'party' foods have gotten a drastic makeover and we don't miss the potato salad/hot dog cookouts of yesteryear.
This recipe is a slight adaption from one of the variations of Mac and Cheese from The Easy Vegetarian Kitchen. I thought it would be fun to show that it doesn't necessarily have to be hard to adapt a recipe to be gluten-free (especially when it only take swapping out two ingredients!) I used Ancient Harvest's shells (which are a mix of corn and quinoa flour) that hold together well in this type of dish and a gluten-free all purpose flour for the thickener (I keep a stock of my own- a combo of rice flour, sorghum flour, millet flour and starches, but you can always buy- there are quite a few options on the market now).
With this recipe I'm also excited to announce that over the next few months, I'll be bringing you one fresh, gluten-free recipe a month thanks to Ancient Harvest as part of their ambassador program. If you're not familiar with Ancient Harvest, they highlight ancient grains in products like gluten-free pastas (featured in today's recipe), polenta, and my favorite: quinoa. And with my recipe archives as proof, I eat a ton of quinoa so this partnership seemed pretty obvious (plus their products are organic and ones that help me easily adapt non-gf recipes.) If you would like to try one of their products (like the pasta for this mac and cheese), you can grab a $1 off coupon from their site.
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This looks delicious Erin. I love that you used gouda!
This looks wonderful Erin!
This right here looks so amazing! Itwould perfect for picnic with some salad and other tasty stuff on the side!
A pasta made from quinoa? That's really cool! I'll definitely swipe a coupon and test that out. P.S. I think you forgot the onions in the directions 🙂 Love this healthy take on mac and cheese!
Thanks for the catch! (It's actually supposed to be garlic anyway!)
Lovely photos! 😀
This looks so yummy. I definitely need to try this gluten free pasta. I quit most grains a while ago but this pasta looks like worth trying. Thanks xx
Ewelina
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This sounds incredible! Love pasta and cheese! Yum!
I love gouda cheese. This recipe looks delicious and healthy...love that. I look forward to trying this.
I also love your mission: "live natural. be healthy. eat delicious" We all need to connect with real food. Farm to Table Adventures is hitting the road to explore what we eat, one ingredient at a time. It should be quite an adventure. I hope you will join us
oooo yes yes yes! All of the yummy ingredients in the world!
I will be baking this next week! Ta for the recipe!
Betty x
Yum! This looks like a crowd-pleaser for sure!
This is an exciting collaboration! I'm a big fan of shells and cheese at any time - even better when it's gluten free and when you manage to get some greenery in there too!
Wowsa, Erin. This looks so good! I love ancient harvest - when I was gluten free for a short while, I found that their pastas were the only kind that had the same consistency as gluten-full varieties. Also I love gouda on everything.
I can't wait to try this!!!
Kat
This looks phenomenal! Definitely adding it to the must try list!
This looks amazing. I can't wait to try it.
I made this a couple of nights ago. It's delicious and that smoked mozzarella really makes it very special.
Wondering when to add the third clove of garlic?? Can't wait to make it!!
Ah- no need for the 3rd clove, only the two!
This was unbelievably good. I love smoked flavour and the addition of spinach is tasty, nutritious and pretty too. I will definitely make this again. Thanks!
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Tried for the first time last night and my husband and I absolutely loved it. Super easy to make also. My coworker tried a bit and was in love. She's going to make it tomorrow, thank you!
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I’ve made this several times now for dinner and it’s my favorite recipe right now; perfect for winter. I double the recipe and bake the pasta in my 9x13 casserole dish. That way I have dinners for two or three nights a week. It keeps very well in the fridge.
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I love anything involving Spinach, shells, and cheese. I made this as directed and it is the BEST Mac & cheese I have EVER eaten.
I used a bag of frozen chopped Spinach instead of fresh and it is amazing. The flavors blend well together. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
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