Nicole, from Spreydon...

No Fail Tasty Macaroni N Cheese With Home Made Garlic Bread

This is my own verison of tasty macncheese - everyone who has tried it has raved about it. The trick is to not be shy on the cheese!!
Definitely a comfort food - is best served straight from the oven with crusty buttery garlic bread.

3 Votes Since September 29th
 

Ingredients

  • 1 Packet San Remo Pasta Curls or Macaroni Elbows
  • 750gm Signature Range Shredded tasty cheese
  • 5 rashers bacon (Tegal Chicken bacon works well) , chopped roughly
  • 1 large onion, chopped roughly
  • 500ml Milk (trim or full milk works fine)
  • 3 TBSP Plain flour
  • 3 TBSP Olive or Rice Bran oil
  • 2 Tbsp Prepared wholegrain mustard
  • 2 Tomatoes, sliced thinly or chopped roughly
  • Cracked pepper and salt to season

    Directions

    1. Cook pasta according to packet directions, drain and set aside.
    2. Preheat oven to 180 deg celcius.
    3. Place onion and bacon in a small dish with a little oil, cover and microwave on high for 4 and a half minutes, or until bacon is cooked and onion is clear.
    4. Heat the cooking oil in a saucepan, do not allow to sizzle
    5. Remove from heat and and flour, mix together with a whisk. Add a little milk, return to heat, once a smooth paste is formed add mustard and stir. keep saucepan over medium heat and gradually add the rest of the milk, stirring consistently.
    6. Once sauce has thickened to desired texture, remove saucepan from heat add 3/4 of the bag of tasty cheese. Stir well, and add the cooked bacon and onion to the sauce.
    7. place cooked pasta into a large casserole dish, pour over sauce, stir until all combined. Season with salt and pepper. Add the remaining tasty cheese to the top of the dish, and sliced tomotoes, season again with salt and pepper.
    8. Bake in the oven at 175 deg celcius on Fan bake or 180 Deg celcius bake for 20-30 minutes or until nicely golden
    9. For the garlic bread:
    10. One long french stick
    11. 250g Butter
    12. 2 Tsp minced garlic, or 4 fresh cloves of garlic crushed
    13. Cut french into two halves, then into slices that only go 3/4 of the way through the bread.
    14. Soften butter, add garlic and mix well (this can be made ahead of time to give even more flavour)
    15. Butter each side of each slice with the garlic butter, wrap in tin foil, place in oven the same time as the macaroni cheese.
    Serves Cooking Time Prep Time
    4-6 20-30 minutes 15 -20 minutes

    Comments

    Petal

    Just a Fantastic Recipe!!! Lucky to have most of what was needed. Popped some garlic in with the onion and tasted just fab!!
    Thank you for sharing.

    Toots

    Stunning! Do not skimp on the cheese and a clean dish is assured :)

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