How to Make Mac and cheese (Macaroni Cheese)

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Lower calorie option or more budget-friendly.

elbow macaroni

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: any pasta shape

More nutritious or versatile.

Add 1 teaspoon of onion granules and a quarter teaspoon of salt to the bread crumbs and mix together.

Dice 150 grams of streaky bacon and fry it in a hot pan without oil until crispy.

Once the bacon is crispy, add 50 grams of butter and 50 grams of plain flour to the pan to make a thick paste.

Mix the butter and flour until combined, then add milk to create a thick white sauce.

Once the sauce has thickened, add 300 grams of cheese (Double Gloucester and mature cheddar) and mix until combined.

Set the cheese sauce aside and bring a pot of water to a boil.

Add 250 grams of macaroni to the boiling water and cook for 10 minutes, slightly undercooking it.

Drain the macaroni and add it to the cheese sauce, mixing well to combine.

Ladle the macaroni and cheese mixture into an oven dish.

Let the dish cool in the fridge for half an hour before adding the breadcrumb topping.

Mix 60 grams of melted butter with the prepared bread crumbs until well coated.

Spread the breadcrumb mixture over the top of the macaroni cheese in the oven dish.

Bake in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes until the breadcrumbs are golden brown.

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