Cheesy baked cabbage

This is the answer I came up with to life without macaroni and cheese.

Cheesy baked cabbage

1 head of cabbage, shredded
6 carrots, shredded
1 stick butter
1 block cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup whole milk
2 tsp salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp ground red pepper
12 oz sharp cheddar, shredded

Melt the butter over medium-high head in a large saucepan. Add the cabbage and carrots and cook until tender crisp, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cream cheese until melted and vegetables are well coated. Add spices and milk and stir well until creamy. Remove from heat and transfer into a buttered 4-qt or 13x9" pan. Top with shredded cheese. Bake at 450 until cheese is melted and bubbling.

I'm already thinking variations--peanut/coconut curried cabbage, ham-mush-cabbage-casserole...more to come!

As you can see, Eden is a big fan!