Ultimate Mac n Cheese

Name: Ultimate Mac n Cheese
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 50 g crusty white bread; 1 tbsp butter; 350 g macaroni pasta; 2 tbsp butter; 1 large garlic clove; 1 tsp English mustard powder; 3 tbsp plain flour; 500 ml whole milk; 50 g Parmesan cheese; 250 g mature cheddar cheese; 8 rashers smoked bacon; 2 beef tomato; 4 spring greens

Lewis Buckley @apostate

Bristol

Proper comfort food.. this might not be the healthiest dish but it sure is tasty!

Lewis Buckley @apostate

Bristol

Proper comfort food.. this might not be the healthiest dish but it sure is tasty!

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Ingredients

40 minutes

4 servings

Topping
50 gcrusty white bread
1 tbspbutter
Mac n Cheese
350 gmacaroni pasta
2 tbspbutter
1large garlic clove
1 tspEnglish mustard powder
3 tbspplain flour
500 mlwhole milk
50 gParmesan cheese
250 gmature cheddar cheese
Sides
8 rasherssmoked bacon
2beef tomato
4spring greens

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Preheat the oven to 200 / 180 (fan) degrees C
2

To make the topping, slice the bread into small chunks, place onto a baking tray and drizzle with 1 tbsp of melted butter
3

Bake for 6 minutes and set to one side
4

Finely chop the garlic
5

Grate the cheeses
6

Boil the macaroni for 10 minutes
7

Meanwhile, melt 2 tbsp butter
8

Over a medium heat, add the garlic and 1 tsp mustard powder and cook for 1 minute
9

Add the flour and stir, cooking for a further minute
10

Slowly add the milk and stir until there’s no lumps
11

Simmer gently for 5 minutes until thickened
12

Take off the heat, add half the Parmesan and all of the cheddar.
13

Stir in the macaroni
14

Transfer to an over proof dish and evenly spread the bread topping and remaining Parmesan
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Bake for 20 minutes
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Meanwhile, fry the bacon on a low temperature and for 15 minutes
17

Slice the beef tomatoes in half, drizzle with oil and bake with the Mac n Cheese for 15 minutes
18

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large pan, and fry 1 clove of chopped garlic. Fry the spring greens until cooked.
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Serve and enjoy 😊