Healthy, low-cost dishes to make you smile

Tag: quick meals

Aubergine Curry  (Eggplant Curry)

Aubergine Curry (Eggplant Curry)

Frozen vegetables are brilliant if you’re trying to eat healthy, quickly and on a budget. Which let’s fact it is our January! They’re brilliant way of eating veggies that are out of season but still at their peak, and actually finding them at reasonable price. […]

Freekeh and Quinoa Seed Salad

Freekeh and Quinoa Seed Salad

I love the ready mixed packs of quick cook grains you can buy so easily in health food shops now. They are brilliant for throwing together a hearty salad when friends are visiting for you want an easy dinner and plenty of leftovers for the […]

Perfect Macaroni Cheese

Perfect Macaroni Cheese

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

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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.