Tuesday, 6 June 2006

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Lesley Joseph's Macaroni Cheese

Dorien would never step foot in the kitchen, but Lesley's a good cook

Serves 2
Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 25 mins

Ingredients

75g/3oz macaroni pasta
25g/1oz butter
25g/1oz flour
Pinch of dry mustard
300ml/11fl oz semi-skimmed milk
175g/6oz grated reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
Salt and black pepper

Method

1 Cook the macaroni in about 1ltr/1¾pt boiling water until tender (about 10 mins), then drain.
2 Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour and mustard, mix and cook slowly for 2 mins.
3 Gradually stir in the milk. Heat the pan while stirring until the sauce comes to the boil and thickens. Simmer for 2 mins, then remove from the heat.
4 Stir in 100g/3½oz of the grated cheese. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
5 Add the cooked macaroni to the sauce and mix well.
6 Transfer the mixture to an 850ml/1½pt heat-proof dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and brown under a hot grill. Serve with a salad.

Recipe provided by The Dairy Council. For more information, visit www.milk.co.uk. Lesley Joseph supports the Trinity Hospice.