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Crisp-topped mac ’n’ cheese with tomatoes & green beans

Crisp-topped mac ’n’ cheese with tomatoes & green beans

A family favourite with the tasty addition of an extra crispy, crunchy topping.

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  • Serves4
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare15 mins
  • Cook25 mins
  • Total time40 mins
  • Plusinfusing

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Ingredients

  • 600ml Essential Semi-Skimmed Milk
  • ½ small Essential Onion (or the top of an Essential Leek, washed)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • A few black peppercorns
  • 50g Essential Unsalted Butter
  • 50g Essential Plain Flour
  • 175g Essential Mature Grated British Cheddar
  • 1 tsp Essential English Mustard, or to taste
  • 300g Essential macaroni
  • 1 tbsp Essential Olive Oil
  • 250g Essential Cherry Tomatoes, halved
  • 25g Essential Ready Salted Crisps
  • 240g Essential Round Beans

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Put the milk in a saucepan with the onion or leek top, bay leaf and peppercorns. Bring to just below boiling then set aside for 15 minutes to infuse. Strain the milk into a jug

  2. Melt the butter in a medium-sized saucepan over a medium heat. Add the flour, stir to create a paste and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Take off the heat and beat the milk into the pan in 4 additions, beating after each one until smooth. Return to the heat and simmer for 1-2 minutes, stirring often, until thickened. Take off the heat and add 150g Cheddar and the mustard. Season to make a well-flavoured sauce, then set aside.

  3. Cook the macaroni according to pack instructions, until almost done. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan and add the tomatoes. Season and cook over a high heat for about 5 minutes, until starting to caramelise. Drain the pasta, combine it with the cheese sauce, then gently fold in the tomatoes and their juices.

  4. Transfer to a large oven dish. Roughly crush the crisps in the bag, then open and combine with the remaining 25g cheese. Scatter over the pasta. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until bubbling and golden on top. Cook the green beans according to pack instructions and serve alongside.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

3,047kJ/ 728kcals

Fat

34g

Saturated Fat

19g

Carbohydrates

74g

Sugars

13g

Fibre

5.5g

Protein

28g

Salt

1.2g

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