Mac and cheese

Name: Mac and cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 50 g Unsalted Butter (50g butter); 3 tbsp All-Purpose Flour (3 tbsp plain flour); 750 g Whole Milk (750g milk (room temp or warmed slightly if from the fridge)); 2 tsp Table Salt (2 tsp salt); 1 tsp Red Chili Powder (1-2 tsp red chilli powder — up to 2); 1 tsp Cajun Seasoning (1-2 tsp cajun seasoning — up to 2); 1 tsp Paprika (1-2 tsp Paprika — up to 2); 1 tbsp Garlic Paste (1 tbsp garlic paste); 3 tbsp Cream Cheese (3 tbsp cream cheese (optional)) — optional; 200 g Cheese (200g grated cheeses (red Leicester and cheddar) + Cheese for topping); 500 g Elbow Macaroni (500g Macaroni); 1 tsp Oregano (1 tsp oregano)

Mac and cheese - Dinner (American)

60 minAmerican

Servings8

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Steps

1In a pot, boil water, add macaroni and salt. Stir occasionally especially at the start to prevent sticking.
2Before making the sauce, combine all your seasonings in a small bowl and measure out your milk. Warm slightly if chilled from the fridge.
3In a separate pot, melt butter and add half your spices on a medium heat. Whisk and add your flour. Keep whisking to form a roux (paste like texture with all the butter absorbed into the flour, be careful not to burn this). Slowly add a little milk at a time to build your sauce and continue whisking. Once thickened and lump free, add the remaining milk a little at a time and the other half of your spices. Continue whisking and add cheeses a little at a time + cream cheese. Cook on a medium heat and whisk for a few minutes.
4Once the macaroni is cooked, add to the sauce with 3 tbsp of the water from the macaroni. You can also marinate and cook some cubed chicken breast to add to your macaroni which is what we do 🫣 trust me it’s delicious!
5Mix well and add to a baking dish. Top with cheese and oregano and bake uncovered for 15/20 mins in the oven at 180°C. Grill for 5 mins in the grill for the crispy top.
6Note: you can also make this ahead of time and freeze in foil containers which is what we do.