Macaroni cheese
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/macaroni-cheese
What's better than melted cheese? Lots of melted cheese. Think comforting pasta, cheesy sauce and a crispy topping
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Feeds
4
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Ready in
45 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 77g
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Ingredients
- 300g Co-op macaroni pasta tubes
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 leeks, trimmed and finely sliced
- 30g unsalted butter
- 25g plain flour
- 250ml semi skimmed milk
- 125g Co-op lighter mature cheese, grated
- 250ml half fat crème fraîche
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 50g breadcrumbs
- 3 tomatoes, halved
- 2 tbsp grated Parmesan
Method
- Place the macaroni in a large pan of boiling water and cook following the pack instructions
- Drain, reserving 75ml of the cooking water
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan and soften the leeks for 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate
- Melt 20g of butter in the pan, then sprinkle over the flour and mix into a firm paste
- Cook for a minute then gradually add the milk, constantly stirring then whisking until you have a smooth sauce
- Add the cheese, crème fraîche, reserved pasta water, mustard powder and nutmeg
- Whisk again until smooth, with a little black pepper
- Take off the heat and stir through the pasta and leeks
- Spoon into a 2-litre baking dish
- Preheat the grill to high
- Melt the remaining butter and stir it into the breadcrumbs
- Scatter evenly over the macaroni cheese, lay the tomatoes cut-side up and press them in slightly
- Top with the Parmesan and grill for 10 minutes until golden and bubbling
