Macaroni Cheese

 

Macaroni Cheese

POINTS® value |  7 Servings | 4

200 g uncooked pasta, (macaroni)
225 ml skimmed milk, 8 fl oz
2 level tablespoon flour
1 level tablespoon dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground, black
100 g cheddar cheese
3 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated

 

Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4/350°F/175°C. Cook macaroni according to package instructions. Drain and keep warm.

In a large non-stick saucepan, combine milk, flour, mustard, salt and pepper. Cook, whisking constantly, until sauce thickens and comes to a boil, 3 to 4 minutes. Add cheddar in batches, stirring until cheese is melted after each addition before adding more. Stir in macaroni.

Transfer mixture to a shallow 1-quart casserole dish and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Increase oven temperature to grill and cook for 3 minutes more. Cool slightly before serving.

 

MACARONI CHEESE

 

Serves 2

4.5 Syns per serving

2 medium leeks, trimmed, washed and cut into thin rounds
2 tsp. olive oil - 4 Syns
4 level tbsp. BGTY half-fat crème fraiche - 2 Syns
2 level tbsp. wholegrain mustard - 3 Syns
150g dried wholegrain penne pasta
30g mature Cheddar cheese, grated - 2 x HEX's
1 slice wholegrain bread, from 800g loaf, blitzed into breadcrumbs - 1 x HEX or 2 half HEX's

Pre-heat the oven to 190C/Gas 5.
Cook the pasta according to pack instructions, until al dente. Make sure it is not over-cooked.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil and cook the leeks for about 10 minutes or until soft and starting to turn golden.
Stir the crème fraiche, mustard and cooked pasta into the leeks, along with two thirds of the cheese.
Season with black pepper.
Pour the mixture into an ovenproof dish, which has been sprayed with Frylight.
Mix the remaining cheese into the breadcrumbs and sprinkle evenly over the pasta mixture.
Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes or until the topping is golden.

Lovely served with a salad.

If I want it a bit more creamy/saucy, I stir in some Quark, along with the crème fraiche.