Monday, November 9, 2015

Decadent Macaroni Cheese for one

Serves: One (or more)
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes
Equipment: Two pots, ramekin, oven, wooden spoon, cheese grater

This sweet little recipe can be amended in a million ways. The quantities here are for a single serve, but this will obviously extend well to make a baked macaroni for multiple people.
I made it with a good Gluten Free pasta that cooks quickly. For non-GF, you'll need to cook the pasta as per the instructions on the packet.
And yes, this is a roux-less Mac'n'cheese! Yay!

Per Person (essential):
*1 serve macaroni / other small pasta
*1-2T cream
*1/3C (approx) mixed grated cheese
   (I love doing this with edam as a base and a fancier cheese like vintage, smoked or mozarella mixed in)
*Home-made breadcrumbs

Optional extras:
* Bacon
* Onion
* Garlic
* Capsicum
* Other veges


Capsicum and Bacon version
Method
1. Cook the pasta as per packet instructions (I use Barilla GF pasta, cooked in a bowl of water with a little oil in the microwave for 5 minutes)
2. Heat a small pan on the stove on a low heat, with the cream in it until the cream is nearly boiled
3. Stir in the cheese and keep stirring until it has melted
4. Put drained pasta into ramekin / oven safe dish
5. Stir in any extras (cooked bacon / onion, diced capsicum etc)
6. Pour over cheese - you dont need to stir this in
7. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs (home made is best because they give better texture)
8. Bake for about 10 minutes at 180C
9. Enjoy!
    (I like to turn mine out so I can actually hold the dish I'm eating from)

You'll find everything you need for this recipe, except the pasta, on the outside edges of the supermarket.
Does not freeze.

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