Free recipe · American dinner · Recipe of the Week 2027-W01

Classic Mac & Cheese

Name: Classic Mac & Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 350 g pasta (dry); 600 g milk (semi-skimmed); 40 g flour (plain); 40 g butter; 220 g cheddar; 10 g dijon mustard; 40 g breadcrumbs

A American dinner for 4, vegetarian, freezes well for batch cooking, easy on the weekly budget.

vegetarianpescatariannut-freeegg-free

40 minprep + cook

4servings

775 kcalper serving

33.0 gprotein

~€1.01per serving*

Ingredients (serves 4)

350 g pasta (dry)
600 g milk (semi-skimmed)
40 g flour (plain)
40 g butter
220 g cheddar
10 g dijon mustard
40 g breadcrumbs

Method

Cook the pasta (and any veg) until just tender.
Make a cheese sauce with butter, flour, milk, mustard and most of the cheddar.
Combine with the pasta and classic; top with breadcrumbs and remaining cheese.
Bake at 200°C for 15–20 min until golden.

Allergens: gluten, milk, mustard. Spice: 0/3.

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