Good old fashioned Macaroni cheese!

So when the snow is falling & bellies are rumbling there is no better dish than good old simple Macaroni cheese. I spend alot of time looking over recipes for putting different things in Mac & cheese but somehow I think that it is just fine as it is! Yes I could add bacon, broccoli or cherry tomatos but why mess with something that is beautiful in its simplicity!!

My family always devour this regardless of how many pots of left overs I was planning to be able to salvage!!!

In the words of my husband......always a winner!

So how do I make it?

This may come as a surprise to alot of people but I cook my sauce in a microwave! In my opinion life is far to short for standing over a oven striring a sauce!

So, pop 500g of Macaroni on the hob & let cook.

I use a Pampered Chef rice cooker for the rest!! It works for me!

Melt 50g butter & mix with 50g plain flour to make a roux. Then stir in 1 pint/500ml of milk. I usually use semi skimmed but if I am feeling particularly virtuous I will use skimmed!

Give it a good whisk and pop it in the microwave for 5 mins. You may want to adjust the cooking times depending on your microwave strength.

Take it out & give it a really good whisk & pop it back in for about 2-3 mins. Giving it another good whisk I always end up with a perfect lump free sauce. Then stir in a good helping of good old cheddar cheese!

Mix with the macaroni, pop it into a oven proof dish & sprinkle with a bit more cheese.

I then cook for 20 mins at 200c



What we have then is the perfect Wednesday night tea for 2 hungry boys, 1 hungry Husband & me!!