Macaroni Cauliflower Cheese
An awesome macaroni and cauliflower cheese recipe with wholegrain mustard, onion and bay leaves. Perfect as a side dish or a vegetarian main course.
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Ingredients
- 25 grams butter
- 25 grams plain flour
- 1 pint milk
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons whole grain mustard
- 300 grams macaroni
- 1 cauliflower
- 1 onion
- 200 grams cheddar cheese, plus extra for topping, grated
- 1 slice stale bread
Instructions
- Put a large pan of salted water on to boil, and cook the macaroni together with the cauliflower for 10 minutes (make sure you don't overcook - you want them to be a bit al dente when you put the mac 'n' cheese in the oven).
- Pre-heat your oven to about 160C.
- Melt the butter in a pan and stir in the flour using a whisk. Stir and heat for about a minute, then turn the heat off and gradually add the milk, whisking all the time. If you use a whisk, you'll find it doesn't get lumpy.
- When all of the milk has been added, turn the heat back on low and heat through, whisking all of the time, until the sauce thickens to your liking then turn the heat back off.
- Stir the chopped, raw onion, bay leaves, mustard and grated cheddar cheese into the sauce and season with salt and plenty of black pepper.
- Transfer the cauliflower, macaroni and sauce to an oven proof dish and combine. Top with additional grated cheese (I find that gruyere is very good as a topping) and bread crumbs (rub the stale bread between your palms to create the bread crumbs).
- Pop in the oven for about 40 mins, or until the topping is brown, crispy and bubbling and you can't resist tucking in!
Nutrition Facts
Macaroni Cauliflower Cheese
Amount per Serving
Calories
459
% Daily Value*
Fat
19
g
29
%
Saturated Fat
10
g
63
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
52
mg
17
%
Sodium
348
mg
15
%
Potassium
583
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
54
g
18
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
8
g
9
%
Protein
20
g
40
%
Vitamin A
570
IU
11
%
Vitamin C
48
mg
58
%
Calcium
377
mg
38
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
