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Mac 'N Cheese

A pasta dish with a creamy bechamel sauce and topped with cheese and breadcrumbs.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American, British
Servings 6
Calories 214 kcal

Equipment

  • Pyrex dish, medium

Ingredients
  

Bechamel Sauce

  • 300 ml milk
  • 25 g butter
  • 25 g flour
  • 125 g cheddar cheese
  • 1 tsp dijion mustard

Flavour enhancer

  • 1 smoked chicken sausage
  • ½ red onion
  • ¼ celery stick
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ red peper
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tsp dried basil

Pasta

  • 110 g store bought macaroni

Topping

  • 30 g breadcrumbs
  • 50 g cheddar cheese
  • 1 tomato

Instructions
 

Pasta

  • Fill up your saucepan to half way with water and boil.
  • When it is boiling add salt and the pasta.
  • Cook for ½ the recommended time - maybe around 6 mins.
  • Drain and add to your pyrex dish and set aside.

Sauce

  • Melt the butter and add the flour.
  • cook until a light golden brown colour - 3 mins
  • Warm the milk in the microwave.
  • Whisk in the warm milk.
  • Add the mustard.
  • Continue stirring until it is thickened. Donot boil.
  • Add the cheese and stri until it has melted.
  • Take off the heat heat and add to your pyrex dish and stir.

Flavour enhancer

  • Chop the onion, celery and pepper finely.
  • Fry gentle until softened.
  • Add the basil, smoked paprika, salt and pepper.
  • Crush the garlic and add to the frying pan.
  • Slice the sausage and add to teh pan.
  • Slice the mushrooms and add to the pan.
  • Fry for around 5 mins until all the flavours are blended.
  • Add it to the pyrex dish and mix thoroughly.

Finishing

  • Sprinkle the cheese and breadcrumbs over the top of the dish.
  • Slice the tomato and garnish.
  • Bake at 180°c for 30mins or until golden brown. Use the middel shelf, but you can move it up and switch over to the broiler/grill for an extra brown topping for the last 5 mins.

Nutrition

Calories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 10gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 194mgPotassium: 163mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 586IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 219mgIron: 1mg
Keyword buttery, cheesy, comfort food
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