Mac 'n’ cheese with bacon
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 2
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- 1 handful breadcrumbsfresh and chunky
- olive oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 clove garlicfinely chopped
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 250ml whole milk
- 100g Red Leicestergrated
- 175g rigatoni or other short pasta
- 4 slices streaky bacongrilled until crisp
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal811
- fat36.8g
- saturates19.7g
- carbs88.5g
- fibre3.3g
- protein37.1g
- salt2.69g
Method
step 1
Heat the oven to 200c/fan 180c/gas 6. Put the breadcrumbs on a baking sheet, drizzle with oil, season, and bake for 5 minutes.
step 2
Melt the butter in a pan. Add the garlic and mustard and cook for 1 minute. Add the flour and whisk on a low heat for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in the milk, then bring to a boil, whisking. Reduce heat and simmer until thick (about 4 minutes). stir in the cheese until melted.
step 3
Boil the pasta until al dente, drain and mix with the cheese sauce and bacon. Spoon into 2 large ramekins. Top each with breadcrumbs and bake for 20 minutes until golden.
