Easy Macaroni Cheese

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4.84 from 18 votes

This delicious and easy macaroni cheese is made in minutes, with no roux worries when making the sauce. The easiest fuss-free version of Mac n cheese ever!

Servings: people

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Ingredients

For The Easy Cheese Sauce

2 tsp cornflour
70 g cheese - grated
70 ml milk
½ tsp mustard
½ tsp tomato puree

Other Ingredients

100 g macaroni
2 tbsp breadcrumbs - for topping
70 g cheese - grated, for topping

Instructions

Heat oven to 200°C /fan 180°C / Gas Mark 6.
Start cooking the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water, according to packet instructions.
Mix the cornflour and grated cheese, either by stirring together in a bowl or by shaking in a plastic box.
Put the cheese and cornflour mixture into a small saucepan. Add the milk, mustard and tomato puree and heat gently on a low heat, stirring constantly.
After a couple of minutes, the sauce will thicken. Take off the heat
When the pasta is mostly cooked, spoon off 3 tablespoons of pasta water and add to the sauce. When the pasta is cooked, drain well.
Add the cooked pasta to the sauce, and stir well. Pour the mixture into a 15 x1 0 cm (6" x 4") pie dish. Top with the rest of the grated cheese and breadcrumbs.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, until the top is golden and crispy.

Notes

The mustard and tomato puree are optional, but they do give the sauce a gorgeous rich orange colour. You could add a little red chilli too, to create a Mexican feel.
Substitute some of the cheddar with mozzarella for a really stringy sauce.
Make a double or quadruple batch and serve in a fondue pan over a low flame at a party – try using gruyère and Dijon mustard instead of the cheddar and tomato.
Reheat in the microwave on low power for 30 seconds, then in bursts of 10 seconds.

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