Mediterranean macaroni cheese - Real Recipes from Mums

The whole family loves this filling Mediterranean macaroni cheese.

Ingredients (serves 4)

400 g macaroni
60 g butter
1 small red onion, sliced
1 tsp minced garlic
1 medium red capsicum, sliced
150 g button mushrooms, sliced
50 g plain flour
3 cups milk
1/3 cup passata
1/3 black olives, sliced
1-1/2 cups pizza cheese
basil (as desired)

Method

Cook macaroni in a pot of boiling water, then drain.
Melt butter in a saucepan, then cook the onion, garlic, capsicum and mushrooms, stirring until softened.
Add flour, stirring until the mixture thickens. Gradually stir in the milk.
Add passata, stirring until the sauce boils and thickens.
Add the cooked macaroni, olives, basil and half of the cheese into the sauce.
Place mixture in an ovenproof dish, sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Grill until the cheese melts.

Notes

This recipe make an enormous bowl of macaroni cheese and I always have some leftover to freeze. It does freeze well and it is handy to have little tubs of this delicious dish in the freezer.

17 Comments

- - mom101628 said
  - 27 Oct 2017
    10:33 pm
Just like grandma used to make – thanks for sharing.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 25 Sep 2017
    11:30 pm
Seems a great one to make for work lunches , to give them more choices for lunch.

- - natct said
  - 16 Apr 2017
    10:04 pm
Sounds delish. Love fresh basil.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 09 Jan 2017
    4:08 pm
nice to see a healthy version of my son’s fave meal!

- - youngoldlady said
  - 23 Aug 2016
    11:53 pm
This brings macaroni cheese to another level ,i love it.

- - sharna_booth_weinrowski said
  - 08 May 2016
    9:11 am
who would not love this recipe!
It sounds really hearty, nawty but yummy!

- - serotonin said
  - 30 Apr 2016
    10:51 pm
Looks amazing! Yum!

- - mom113991 said
  - 24 Apr 2016
    10:33 pm
my kids would love this recipe…and so would i!

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 08 Apr 2016
    9:13 am
like your version of mac and cheese – I really love quick easy weekday meals

- - meljware said
  - 20 Jan 2016
    8:41 pm
These look delicious. I love macaroni and so do the kids.

- - Kasey said
  - 31 Dec 2015
    10:43 pm
this looks like a very tasty dish

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 14 Dec 2015
    7:07 pm
good take on the aussie staple

- - mom112217 said
  - 07 Nov 2015
    10:35 am
I like the veggies in it,makes it interesting!
- mom93821 replied
  
  08 Nov 2015 , 6:15 am
  It give the dish a lot of colour and texture and it is filling.
- - mom94125 said
  - 04 Nov 2015
    4:53 pm
with the capsicum and mushrooms, this really is a mac and cheese that stands out! my kids love it so this has now become a great way to hide the vegies lol.
- mom93821 replied
  
  05 Nov 2015 , 4:36 am
  Thank you! We love it and the capsicum and mushroom give it a lift and…. anyway to hide vegies is a bonus and they taste good in this dish.
  - mom94125 replied
    
    01 Dec 2015 , 2:09 pm
    
    cheers for posting this. this is an easy go-to recipe and definately will get used again