Cauliflower Mac n Cheese
Nothing says comfort food like mac n' cheese. And I reckon this one is healthy as it has a good helping of cauliflower ;)
Ingredients
serves 4
takes 30 mins
source: Taste Magazine#112
Ingredients
serves 4
takes 30 mins
- 1 cup dried macaroni or your favourite dried 'tube like' pasta
- 50g butter, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup brown flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 - 1 cup coarsely grated aged cheddar, plus extra for scattering over the top
- 2 tbsp chopped thyme or parsely
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cauliflower, cut into bite sized florets
- 1/4 cup coarse day-old sourdough breadcrumbs or Panko
- large handful hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- To serve: green leaf salad...or not :)
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat
- Bring a large pot of water to boil then add dried macaroni and cook until al dente (5-6 minutes)
- Adding cauliflower after 2 minutes
- Drain and pour into a large baking dish & set aside
- Combine breadcrumbs, hazelnuts, oil 1 tbsp thyme in a bowl & set aside
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, add flour and stir until golden (2-4 minutes)
- Gradually whisk in milk and stir until mixture is thick and comes to the boil (2-4 minutes)
- Stir in cheese, remaining 1 tbsp thyme, mustard & season to taste
- Pour cheese sauce over cooked pasta & cauliflower, stir in and scatter with remaining cheese and grill until golden (3-4 minutes)
- Serve with green salad if you like ;)
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