Baked Mac and Cheese

Name: Baked Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400 g macaroni; 50 g butter; 50 g plain flour; 700 ml milk; 1 tsp English mustard; 200 g mature Cheddar, grated; 100 g Red Leicester, grated; 50 g Parmesan, grated; 50 g panko breadcrumbs; 20 g butter, melted

Macaroni in a creamy, three-cheese sauce, topped with crunchy buttery breadcrumbs and baked until golden.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 30 min
Serves: 6
Level: Easy

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This is the ultimate comfort food. A mix of cheeses gives the best flavour and stretch.

Undercook the pasta slightly so it doesn't go soft in the oven.

Baked Mac and Cheese

45 min total · approx. 620 kcal per serving

Ingredients

Servings 6

400 g macaroni
50 g butter
50 g plain flour
700 ml milk
1 tsp English mustard
200 g mature Cheddar, grated
100 g Red Leicester, grated
50 g Parmesan, grated
50 g panko breadcrumbs
20 g butter, melted

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan. Cook the pasta for 2 minutes less than the pack says.
Melt the butter, stir in the flour, then gradually whisk in the milk. Simmer for 3 minutes.
Stir in the mustard and most of the cheese until melted. Season.
Mix with the pasta and tip into a baking dish.
Top with the rest of the cheese, the panko and melted butter. Bake for 20–25 minutes.

Cook's noteUse vegetarian hard cheese in place of Parmesan to keep it vegetarian.

Calories are an estimate per serving. Diet tags are a guide only: always check ingredient labels for allergens, and see our food safety note.

Find more:Vegetarian Pasta American

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