Mac'n'Cheese

Name: Mac'n'Cheese
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200 g cheese; 20 g butter; 1 tbsp plain flour; 4 dl milk; 250 g pasta; 1/2 onion (optional)

Bristol @bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

This is one of my favourite comfort foods and a dish we often used to cook in my family when we had guests over.

The version here is for 2 servings, which in my case means one to eat immediately and one to reheat the next day. To feed a family of four, double all ingredients and bake for 30 minutes instead of 20.

My preferred cheese combination for this recipe is 2/3 medium Cheddar and 1/3 Gruyère, but today I've only got Cheddar which works fine on its own too.

This is one of my favourite comfort foods and a dish we often used to cook in my family when we had guests over.

My preferred cheese combination for this recipe is 2/3 medium Cheddar and 1/3 Gruyère, but today I've only got Cheddar which works fine on its own too.

Bristol @bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

This is one of my favourite comfort foods and a dish we often used to cook in my family when we had guests over.

My preferred cheese combination for this recipe is 2/3 medium Cheddar and 1/3 Gruyère, but today I've only got Cheddar which works fine on its own too.

This is one of my favourite comfort foods and a dish we often used to cook in my family when we had guests over.

My preferred cheese combination for this recipe is 2/3 medium Cheddar and 1/3 Gruyère, but today I've only got Cheddar which works fine on its own too.

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Ingredients

1 hour

2 servings

200 gcheese
20 gbutter
1 tbspplain flour
4 dlmilk
250 gpasta
1/2onion (optional)

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Steps

1 hour

1

Grate the cheese.
2

Boil the pasta for 1-2 minutes and set aside in an ovenproof dish. It doesn't have to be fully cooked - the oven will take care of that.
3

Set the oven to 180 degrees celsius.
4

Make a roux: melt the butter in a non-stick pan. Once melted, reduce to low heat, add the flour and stir vigourously until no lumps remain. Let it cook on a low heat for 1 minute.
5

Add the milk in small portions, stir well and let the sauce come just about to the boil.
6

If you are adding onions, chop and fry them. You can also add bacon bits if you want. Add the onions to the pasta and mix in.
7

When all the milk is in the sauce and it is simmering, add 2/3 of the cheese bit by bit and let it melt.
8

Pour the sauce onto the pasta and cover with the remaining cheese.
9

Bake for 20 minutes in the middle of the oven. Let it stand and cool for about 5 minutes after taking out of the oven, then it'll be easier to serve. Today I've made it with a side of Welsh leek - it goes well with most veg.