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Recipe The Best Macaroni & Cheese

The Best Macaroni & Cheese
  • Serves 4
  • 40 minutes
  • Difficulty Easy
  • 11 Ingredients
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15 Comments

The ultimate in comfort food. Gooey cheese covered pasta – perfect for the cold nights!

Ingredients (serves 4)

  • 400g Macaroni
  • 50g Butter
  • 50g Plain flour
  • 3 cups Milk
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups Grated tasty cheese
  • 1/2 cup Grated mozzarella cheese for the topping
  • Paprika-to taste
  • Onion salt- to taste
  • Italian herbs -to taste
  • Spring onion -to serve

Method

  1. Cook pasta as per directions on the packet in salted water until just coked. Drain and set aside
  2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan over a low-medium heat, melt the butter. Once melted, add the flour and stir continually with a wooden spoon until it gathers into a dough consistency, and continue to cook for a further minute.
  3. Add in a ¼ cup of milk and stir. This will incorporate into the dough and will once again come away from the sides of the pan and look like dough. Once this happens add another¼ cup milk and re-peat until all the milk has been added.
  4. Stir in the grated cheeses, herbs and paprika. Season with salt and pepper if need be. Remove from the heat and stir through the cooked pasta.
  5. Transfer to a baking dish or individual oven proof dishes and top with mozzarella and sprinkle with paprika.
  6. Bake in a moderate oven for Approximately 10 – 15 minutes until golden brown.
  7. Sprinkle top with spring onion, and serve immediately

Notes

You can add in tuna, peas, corn, spring onion, bacon or mushroom to this too! Best eaten on the day its made

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Comments

  • I love mac and cheese. It is something i always have in my pantry. I have never considered making it myself before but this recipe looks simple enough to make from scratch.

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  • Love the individual servings. Will have to get myself some small dishes and try this!

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  • This is a recipe I’ve seen a lot of over the years, I’ve always planned on making it, but just have never got around to it. Today is the day! This us tonight’s dinner

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  • OMG. My mouth is watering. Thanks for the recipe. Will have to try it out

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  • thanks for the recipe! Looks delicious! I’m going to try it tomorrow

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  • Looks like a winter winner, thank you.

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  • A lovely Winter recipe,it look’s delicious!

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  • These look so good ! Nice in the individual servings too . good job!

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  • I love the idea of the individual portions. It looks very elegant this way!

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  • Macaroni Cheese is a favourite here and this looks delicious – love the individual little pots!

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  • oh my goodness – this looks so tasty! – I cannot wait to make this – thank you for sharing your recipe

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  • These macaroni pots looks so good – perfect little individual pasta pots.

    • Thank you. It certainly satisfied my craving!

      • Sometimes you do just crave comfort food and macaroni cheese hits the craving spot! :)

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