*You can eat this dish without baking in the oven - if I don't want this as a prepare ahead dish, I just mix it all together and serve it up then and there:) Omit the breadcrumbs and butter in this case.
Recipe posted by Coby
MACARONI WITH HAM AND CHEESE
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Ingredients
Switch to Cup Measures- 300 grams macaroni
- 4 rashers bacon (chopped, or 200g ham)
- 50 grams butter
- 50 grams plain flour
- 1 litre milk
- 125 grams Cheddar cheese (coarsely grated)
- 40 grams Pecorino cheese (finely grated)
- 2 grams wholegrain mustard
- 35 grams breadcrumbs (stale)*
- 30 grams butter (extra, chopped)*
Method
- Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water, uncovered, until just tender; drain.
- Preheat the oven to moderately hot (200°C).*
- Cook the bacon in a medium pan, stirring, until the bacon is crisp and drain on absorbent paper.
- Melt the butter in the same pan; add the flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Gradually stir in the milk then stir until the sauce boils and thickens. Then stir in the cheeses and mustard.
- Combine the pasta and sauce in a large bowl, then either serve immediately or transfer the pasta mixture to an oiled deep 2 litre (8 cup) capacity ovenproof dish.
- Top with the breadcrumbs, dot with extra butter and bake, uncovered, in a moderately hot oven for about 30 minutes or until the top is browned.
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