QUICK MAC AND CHEESE BAKE RECIPES

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GREENS MAC 'N' CHEESE | JAMIE OLIVER VEGETARIAN RECIPES



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A Friday-night favourite, this is a twist on a comfort classic that uses broccoli in two ways – the blitzed-up stalks add colour and punch to the sauce, while you enjoy the delicate florets with your pasta. Join the green team!

Total Time 1 hours

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 large leek
3 cloves of garlic
400 g purple sprouting or tenderstem broccoli
40 g unsalted butter
½ a bunch of fresh thyme (15g)
2 tablespoons plain flour
1 litre semi-skimmed milk
450 g dried macaroni
30 g Parmesan cheese
150 g mature Cheddar cheese
100 g baby spinach
50 g flaked almonds

Steps:

    1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
    2. Trim, halve and wash the leek and peel the garlic, then finely slice with the broccoli stalks, reserving the florets for later.
    3. Place the sliced veg in a large casserole pan over a medium heat with the butter, then strip in the thyme leaves and cook for 15 minutes, or until softened, stirring regularly.
    4. Stir in the flour, followed slowly by the milk, then simmer for 10 minutes, or until thickened, stirring regularly.
    5. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water for 5 minutes, then drain.
    6. Grate the Parmesan and most of the Cheddar into the sauce, and mix well. Tip into a blender, add the spinach and whiz until smooth – you may need to work in batches.
    7. Season to perfection with sea salt and black pepper, then stir through the pasta and broccoli florets, loosening with a splash of milk, if needed.
    8. Transfer to a 25cm x 35cm baking dish, grate over the remaining Cheddar and scatter over the almonds. Bake for 30 minutes, or until beautifully golden and bubbling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 619 calories, FatContent 25.1 g fat, SaturatedFatContent 12.4 g saturated fat, ProteinContent 29 g protein, CarbohydrateContent 75.1 g carbohydrate, SugarContent 12 g sugar, SodiumContent 0.9 g salt, FiberContent 6.4 g fibre

CAULIFLOWER MAC 'N' CHEESE | JAMIE OLIVER RECIPES



Cauliflower mac 'n' cheese | Jamie Oliver recipes image

I’ve written this recipe to serve 6, but it’s easy to double up if you want to get into the batch-cooking vibe and get an extra meal or two in the freezer, or if you want to safely drop a dish on a neighbour’s doorstep (just don't forget to back away once you've rung the bell. Social distancing, people!). You can get this prepped in the morning, ready to bake up for lunch or dinner. Happy days.

Total Time 45 minutes

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

15 g unsalted butter
1 leek
1 stick of celery
½ a bulb of fennel optional
1 small head of cauliflower (600g)
450 g dried pasta
1 tablespoon plain flour
500 ml semi-skimmed milk
1 teaspoon English mustard
100 g mixed cheese such as Cheddar, Parmesan, feta, halloumi
100 g stale bread
2 cloves of garlic
a few sprigs of fresh herbs, such as thyme or oregano optional
olive oil

Steps:

    1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
    2. Put a large shallow ovenproof casserole pan on a medium heat with the butter.
    3. Trim, halve, wash and slice the leek and add to the pan. Stir regularly while you trim, slice and add the celery, then trim, chop and add the fennel, if using.
    4. Break the cauliflower into florets, then cut into 2cm-thick slices and finely slice the stalk and any nice leaves. Add the stalk and leaves to the pan and cook for 10 minutes, or until soft but not coloured, stirring regularly.
    5. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water for 8 minutes (5 if using macaroni). Reserving a mugful of starchy cooking water, drain the pasta and pour into a 25cm x 35cm baking dish (or divide between smaller ones), along with the cauliflower florets.
    6. Stir the flour into the veg pan for 30 seconds, then gradually pour in the milk, stirring all the time, followed by 500ml of water. Simmer for 5 minutes, then stir in the mustard and season with sea salt and black pepper.
    7. Let the sauce blip away until thickened while you coarsely grate the cheese.
    8. Stir the cheese into the sauce, then blitz until smooth with a hand blender, or in batches in a food processor.
    9. Pour over the pasta and cauliflower florets then, if you need to loosen it, add a little reserved pasta water – the sauce will thicken up as it bakes.
    10. Blitz your stale bread into crumbs in the processor (or smash up in a clean tea towel). Peel and grate the garlic. Pick the herb leaves, if using, and mix it all together with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
    11. Scatter the crumbs over the pasta, grating over more cheese, if you’ve got it, then bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and bubbling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 477 calories, FatContent 11.6 g fat, SaturatedFatContent 6 g saturated fat, ProteinContent 21.8 g protein, CarbohydrateContent 75.6 g carbohydrate, SugarContent 9.8 g sugar, SodiumContent 1.1 g salt, FiberContent 5.8 g fibre

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