🧀 Macaroni Cheese

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Macaroni in a Cheddar white sauce, grilled with sliced tomato on top. A vegetarian comfort dish in 25 minutes.

⏱️ 25 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 850 kcal per serving💪 33 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 200 g macaroni
  • 400 ml semi-skimmed milk
  • 30 g butter
  • 30 g plain flour
  • 90 g grated Cheddar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tomatoes tomatoes
  • to taste salt

Method, step by step

  1. Cook the macaroni in salted boiling water for 1 minute less than the packet says and drain.
  2. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour for 1 minute, then gradually add the milk and cook for 5 minutes until thick.
  3. Off the heat, stir in two thirds of the Cheddar and the mustard until melted.
  4. Mix the sauce with the pasta and tip into a dish. Top with sliced tomato and the remaining Cheddar.
  5. Grill for 5 minutes until golden.

Nutritional information (per serving)

850
kcal
33 g
protein
98 g
carbs
36 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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