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Herby fennel sausage crumb mac & cheese

A big bowl of mac & cheese with sausage crumb, served on a speckled slab with a big spoon and pink cloth

Herby fennel sausage crumb mac & cheese

Name: Herby fennel sausage crumb mac & cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 160g macaroni or elbow pasta; 250ml milk; 3 handfuls of frozen spinach; 50g cheddar grated; 20g parmesan grated; 60g crumbled sausage; ½ tsp chopped rosemary (optional); ½ slice of bread, cut into small cubes

Published: October 4, 2022 at 4:57 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 30 mins

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This quick mac & cheese doesn’t even require turning on the oven – cooking the pasta in milk also means you don’t have to make a white sauce separately.

Egg-free

High-fibre

Low sugar

Nut-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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160g macaroni

or elbow pasta
250ml milk
3 handfuls of frozen spinach
50g cheddar

grated
20g parmesan

grated
60g crumbled sausage
½ tsp chopped rosemary

(optional)
½ slice of bread, cut into small cubes

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal644
fat26g
saturates13g
carbs69g
sugars9g

low
fibre7g

high
protein30g
salt1.2g

Method

step 1

Tip the pasta, milk and 250ml water into a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, then cover and cook for 2 mins. Remove from the heat and leave to stand for 10-12 mins, or until the pasta has absorbed most of the liquid. Add the frozen spinach, cover again and leave to stand for 5 mins until the spinach has defrosted, then stir to combine. Stir in all the cheese and season to taste.
step 2

Meanwhile, tip the crumbled sausage into a cold frying pan, then set over a medium heat. When the pan is hot and the crumb has started to sizzle, stir and add the rosemary, if using. When the sausage is crisp, spoon half of it over the pasta and stir to combine, leaving any excess oil behind in the pan. Fry the bread cubes in the remaining sausage and oil until crisp.
step 3

Reheat the mac & cheese gently if needed, then divide between two bowls and scatter with the bread and sausage crumb before serving.

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