Mac N Cheese Pimped Up

This recipe was developed because someone had raided Grandma’s cupboard and got hooked on the Packet Mac N Cheese! :O  So a thermomix alternative HAD to be found!  This thermomix mac n cheese pimped up was born!  If you are a true Mac N Cheese lover then you’ll be adding this one to your list of favourites – Could it even be the No 1 spot?!?!?!?

Tania shared this recipe with me after her kids nagged her about buying some more of the Mac N Cheese that Grandma had!  This is what she had to say “So instead I made them a version that I’m happier to serve them.  They go for thirds, not just seconds whenever they convince me to make it again.  I thought I’d share it with any other fellow Mac ‘n cheese lovers.”

I don’t know whether to suggest anything else with this or if a bowl and a fork are enough :D

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Ingredients

• 500g macaroni pasta
• 4 slices bread, quartered
• 1 head of broccoli florets
• 100g tasty cheese, cubed
• 100g gruyere cheese, cubed
• 100g short cut bacon, diced
• 10g olive oil
• 75g plain flour
• 750g milk
• 50g butter, cubed
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1 tsp paprika, sweet
• ¼ tsp nutmeg, ground
• ¾ tsp salt
• grinds of black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
2. Prepare pasta according to packet directions while cooking the sauce. Strain well and pour into a large rectangular casserole or baking dish.
3. Place bread into TM bowl and crumb 4 sec / speed 6. Set aside in a small bowl.
4. Place broccoli florets into TM bowl and chop 3 sec / speed 6. Set aside in another bowl.
5. Place cubed cheeses into TM bowl and grate 6 sec / speed 9. Set aside in bowl with broccoli.
6. Place bacon and oil into TM bowl and sauté 5 mins / Varoma / speed 1 / MC off.
7. Add broccoli, cheese and remaining ingredients (except pasta), and cook 10 mins / 90ºC / speed 4 / Reverse.
8. Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and stir through. Cover with bread crumbs and bake in oven for 15-20 mins or until crumbs are golden brown.

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