Mac and Cheese with Broccoli

This is boxed mac and cheese, plus a vegetable, made in one pot in about 15 minutes. Frozen broccoli cooks right in with the pasta so there's no extra pan to wash, and stirring it into the cheese sauce makes the whole bowl bigger and more filling without much extra effort. It's a simple way to round out a convenience dinner when you're tracking macros and just need something fast on the table.

Ingredients

• 1 boxBoxed mac and cheese, about 7.25 oz
• 2 cupsFrozen broccoli florets
• 6 cupswater, for boiling pasta
• 2 tbspbutter, or as package directs
• 0.25 cupmilk, or as package directs
• 0.5 tspsalt, for pasta water

Method

1. Bring the water to a boil in the pot and stir in the salt. 5:00
2. Add the pasta from the box and cook according to package directions, stirring occasionally. 7:00
3. In the last 3 minutes of cooking, stir the frozen broccoli into the pot with the pasta. 3:00
4. Drain the pasta and broccoli in the colander, then return them to the pot.
5. Stir in the cheese packet, butter, and milk until smooth and creamy.