# Greens & Bean Mac n Cheese

A creamy, green, and healthy mac and cheese that's high in fiber and protein, and lighter than a traditional version.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- tinned white beans
- frozen edamame/soy beans
- frozen peas
- frozen spinach
- mac and cheese

## Instructions

1. Give your mac and cheese a nutrition glow up.
2. Add beans for fiber, blitzed and added to the sauce.
3. Add nutrient dense vegetables like edamame beans, frozen peas, and frozen spinach.

## Tips

- Add things in rather than restriction and taking things out.
- Beans are blitzed and added to the sauce, with half kept whole for texture.
- Using frozen ingredients is a triumph.
- It's still creamy, cheesy and comforting, but really healthy and balanced.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXBf8U8DfZr/?igsh=bWhpOG9yY2h0cmt0
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a4023f49-c51a-4d0a-9dc3-56d7c1366624
- Extracted: 2026-04-22

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