Ultimate Mac n Cheese

Lewis Buckley
Lewis Buckley @apostate
Bristol

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

Ultimate Mac n Cheese

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

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Ingredients

40 minutes
4 servings
  1. Topping
  2. 50 gcrusty white bread
  3. 1 tbspbutter
  4. Mac n Cheese
  5. 350 gmacaroni pasta
  6. 2 tbspbutter
  7. 1large garlic clove
  8. 1 tspEnglish mustard powder
  9. 3 tbspplain flour
  10. 500 mlwhole milk
  11. 50 gParmesan cheese
  12. 250 gmature cheddar cheese
  13. Sides
  14. 8 rasherssmoked bacon
  15. 2beef tomato
  16. 4spring greens

Cooking Instructions

40 minutes
  1. 1

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

  2. 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. 3

    Bake for 6 minutes and set to one side

  4. 4

    Finely chop the garlic

  5. 5

    Grate the cheeses

  6. 6

    Boil the macaroni for 10 minutes

  7. 7

    Meanwhile, melt 2 tbsp butter

  8. 8

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

  9. 9

    Add the flour and stir, cooking for a further minute

  10. 10

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

  11. 11

    Simmer gently for 5 minutes until thickened

  12. 12

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

  13. 13

    Stir in the macaroni

  14. 14

    Transfer to an over proof dish and evenly spread the bread topping and remaining Parmesan

  15. 15

    Bake for 20 minutes

  16. 16

    Meanwhile, fry the bacon on a low temperature and for 15 minutes

  17. 17

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

  18. 18

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

  19. 19

    Serve and enjoy 😊

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