Hi, I’m Caroline’s daughter and if there’s one thing I love it’s a hearty Mac and Cheese! A few days ago I was in a café choosing my lunch and I ordered macaroni cheese. It tasted great but was really expensive. So, I thought to myself why pay when I can have it at home? The thing is my mum never makes me macaroni cheese. But that didn’t stop me – I made up a simple Mac and Cheese recipe! Why don’t you have a go too it’s really yummy?
Perfect Macaroni Cheese
April 13, 2018
: 4
: 10 min
: 10 min
: Easy
Ingredients
- 200g dry macaroni
- 25g butter
- 25g plain flour
- 500ml milk
- 1/2 tsp English mustard
- 200g cheese, grated (I used cheddar and gruyere)
Directions
- Step 1 Cook macaroni according to packet instructions.
- Step 2 Place the butter, flour and milk in the saucepan, they should all be cold.
- Step 3 Put on the hob at a high heat and whisk constantly until it comes to boil, then turn heat to low.
- Step 4 Keep stirring and whisking until it reaches your desired consistency (it took about 4 minutes for mine).
- Step 5 Now add the mustard and stir well.
- Step 6 Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese until it’s melted.
- Step 7 Now add in the macaroni, combine well and serve.
Butter makes everything taste better! But step 5 really confused me, “STEP 5 Now add the mustard and stir well.” It not listed in the “INGREDIENTS” so I think I’m missing something. But mac and cheese and mustard don’t sound right, so I must assume you’re talking about mustard greens. The dish looks so cheesy and delish. What type of cheese are you using?
Alos, I love the VEGETARIAN SPINACH AND MUSHROOM LASAGNE dish. YUM! The mac and cheese is for the kids, the LASAGNE is for me… 🙂
Thanks for the heads up – I will amend as it does have half a teaspoon of English mustard which is the secret ingredient which makes it even more yummy!
As a wife in the making, I appreciate all the recipes I can get! And who doesn’t love Mac and cheese?! With my lack of kitchen and food making knowledge, this was a great find! Thanks so much
This looks like a great recipe!!! Ihave got to learn to make Mac and Cheese (from scratch) for my kids. My last attempt was in a pressure cooker and it ended up “crunchy.” 🙁 Oh well, will try again! Thanks for the recipe!
Hi Caroline’s daughter!! I love your recipe. Love that you added the mustard to give it a kick of flavour and gruyere cheese! Yumm! I can’t wait to make it for my own kiddos! Thanks so much for your recipe!
Hi Jenna!I knew the mustard would make a difference.Lets hope that you kids love it too!
From carolines’s daughter
Love your recipe! This looks so good! My daugher loves mac and cheese! This is a must try! Love it!
Yum! We love Mac and Cheese in our house too and this sounds delicious!
I love homemade mac and cheese – you really can’t go wrong. I love that this has gruyere in it, one of my favorite flavors! Pinning this to try later!