This savory school lunch is a crowd pleaser that can be modified to be made with or without the added seeds and veggies- they are delicious either way!

Ingredients

• 2 cups macaroni pasta
• 3/4 cup milk of choice
• 1 tbs plain or tapioca flour
• 1/2tbs white chia seeds
• Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup cauliflower florets
• 1 small zucchini
• 50g roughly chopped deli ham
• 2 cups shredded cheese
• salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. cook macaroni to packet directions and pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees fan-forced. Line a muffin tin with paper cups or baking paper.
2. grate zucchini and blitz cauliflower in a chopper or food processor. Squeeze as much liquid out of the zucchini as possible. Saute in 1 tbs olive oil over medium heat
3. Gently heat milk in a pot over low heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth consistency.
4. Combine milk mixture, sautéed veggies, chia seeds, macaroni and 1.5 cups grated cheese in a large mixing bowl.
5. Divide mixture into muffin cups. Top with the remainder of the grated cheese
6. Oven bake for 15 minutes, serve hot or cold.