Mac 'n' cheese pots

Mac 'n' cheese pots

There's no better winter dish than Macaroni cheese, especially when it's in individual portions and you don't have to share it

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a pan then stir in the flour. Keep cooking and stirring for 3 minutes then gradually whisk in the milk to give a smooth sauce. Add the garlic, simmer for 4 minutes, then fish out. Add the mustard, cheddar, gruyère, half the Grana Padano or parmesan and stir until melted. Season.
  2. Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Cook the macaroni until just al dente then rinse under cold water and drain well. Mix with the sauce and divide between 4 ovenproof dishes. Scatter over the remaining Grana Padano or parmesan, then bake for about 15 minutes until golden and bubbling (flash under the grill for a minute if needed).

Per serving

763 kcalories, protein 39.7g, carbohydrate 63.7g, fat 40.6 g, saturated fat 24.7g, fibre 2.2g, salt 2.04 g

Recipe from olive magazine, April 2008.

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  • 04 April 2008

    Hot Food commented on this recipe

    I finely chopped and fried smoked streaky bacon and added it to the mixture at the end of Step 1 of the method.

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  • 19 July 2008

    favourites commented on this recipe

    i also added some thick cut pan fried gammon pieces and now my son asks me to do this every time i make this dish.

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  • 08 August 2008

    Mrmcmole1992 rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 11 December 2009

    Simlau rated and commented on this recipe

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    I added a finely chopped shallot which was delightful!

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  • 08 April 2010

    Stan Firth commented on this recipe

    I usually put chopped onion into the melted butter and gently cook it till softening, then add the flour, etc. I sometimes omit the garlic if using onion.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 30g butter
  • 30g plain flour
  • 850ml milk
  • 1 garlic clove , halved
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 200g mature cheddar , grated
  • 100g Gruyère , grated
  • 50g grana padano or parmesan , grated
  • 250g macaroni
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Per serving

763 kcalories, protein 39.7g, carbohydrate 63.7g, fat 40.6 g, saturated fat 24.7g, fibre 2.2g, salt 2.04 g

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