My DC just told me that I've ruined Saturday night...

[WinWinnieTheWay]

By adding spinach to their Macaroni Cheese.
Spinach is only ok on a week day apparently. Who knew?

Poor children

For shame, OP!

This has ruined MY night too! Poor kid. It’s veg free Saturday!! X

I'm thinking butternut squash...but I will get away with it because the teens are on a vegetarian health kick.

@WinWinnieTheWay

I've now also confessed to using fusilli, a breadcrumb and cheese topping and a chipped bowl.

So nothing like macaroni cheese then really...

I put a bit of garlic powder and chipotle chilli in ours - they just bring out the cheesiness of the cheese. Oh and top with panko mixed with chopped parsley and grated cheese.

@WoollyMammouth

I got carried away.

I just fed spinach to the budgies. They love it.

Mine hate any sort of veg in it, I've given up on that now. My eldest was nearly in tears yesterday because he was looking forward to it so much and I ruined it by not putting breadcrumbs on top (no bread). The little one didn't mind and pretty much ate his own bodyweight in cheesy carbs

[quote WinWinnieTheWay]@WoollyMammouth

I got carried away.[/quote]
Genuinely shaking my head at my phone.

🤦‍♀️

I asked DH, he couldn’t work out why it being Saturday was relevant until I asked him what the kids would say. He thought they’d be disgusted.

Spinach in macaroni

I love spinach, but it has to be smothered in gravy.

YANBU to add spinach to macaroni cheese - but YABVVVVVU to call it a "pop of colour" OP!!!

M’eh. 🤮
Macaroni cheese looks like sick anyway.

Reported.
All I want is cheesy pasta now and I can’t have it.
Disgusting. How dare you tempt me in OP

I put spinach and bacon in ours!

The only acceptable veg on a Saturday night is in pakora

@WinWinnieTheWay

I've now also confessed to using fusilli, a breadcrumb and cheese topping and a chipped bowl.

You really are a monster!

@ComDummings

I just thought that I'd jazz it up a bit.

I liked it!

I love it with spinach, or kale, or anything lovely and green.

My DS6 made me solemnly promise to stop putting ‘black wet lettuce’ in it though, so I’ve had to stop.

Do they have the number for childline? Seriously, it's PEAS one has with mac and cheese, didn't you know?

If I’m feeling particularly frivolous, I put crispy bacon, cauliflower AND smoked cheese in mine. DH whinges if I don’t put a leek in it too. Bit of mustard and a dash of nutmeg brings out the cheesiness.

Why would you do that?

Monster!

@Redmarchingband

That sounds amazing, I'm not sure about the pasta and cauliflower combination, although it's been mentioned a lot on here. I do like cauliflower cheese, so maybe it's a no brainer?

@WinWinnieTheWay try it! I’m a complete heathen and boil the macaroni and cauliflower in the same pan. Crisp the bacon up first in the oven (I do it in the dish that I bake the macaroni in) and then it doesn’t stick either and you get all the nice bacon-y delightfulness. I promise you won’t ever look back!