how to make Macaroni Cheese go from good to AMAZING?

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Currently I can make good macaroni cheese (even if I do say so myself) , but always feel it could be even better.

Anyone got any secret tips?

Please

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There's a recipe on BBC Good Food which is the one we use <a class="break-all" href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/macaroni-cheese-marmite&ved=2ahUKEwjQ0bqV4aTpAhXPTMAKHT-gAeEQrbMEMAB6BAgCEAU&usg=AOvVaw1n6wuSLEoHkKBV70St-ltN&cshid=1588957996678" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/macaroni-cheese-marmite&ved=2ahUKEwjQ0bqV4aTpAhXPTMAKHT-gAeEQrbMEMAB6BAgCEAU&usg=AOvVaw1n6wuSLEoHkKBV70St-ltN&cshid=1588957996678

Thanks OP you inspired me to make it for tea today - I always put in a shed-load of cheese and some mustard, now today I added some truffle oil - was brilliant! Gonna try some of these other ideas sometime too.

We've just finished eating macaroni cheese!

I cook Chorizo until the oils come out and then sweat onions and add sweetcorn then mix it into the pasta.

We also add broccoli or green beans/peas.

Silly question but where are you all buying macaroni elbow pasta? I haven't been able to find it for many months now (pre corona). Tesco, aldi, lidl, Sainsbury's/ no one stocks it.

It was the only pasta left in my Sainsbury’s a few weeks ago. It’s only a medium sized store so maybe it depends on the area? It was tucked away on the bottom shelf.

@TheClitterati mine was from Sainsbury's last week.

Not too much blue cheese or it will taste like Elastoplasts.

Bacon and onion bits, the ones that come crispy in a tub, scattered on top.

Mascapone in the sauce.

A teaspoon of Worcester sauce in the sauce.

I have to admit that we usually use whatever pasta shape I have to hand.

I will often make a mac cheese for the kids, and a cauli cheese for me.

I’m going to make that Nigella recipe tonight.

Blue cheese in macaroni cheese?

A little bit of single cream added at the end. It's what my granny used to do and her Mac and cheese was the best!

Havartito

Apparently so, but not too much. You just want it for the saltiness

I made macaroni cheese the other day, using a few of your tips (yes, really, first time since May!)

added Stilton a bit of paprika some chopped up bacon.

delicious - thanks :D

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/glammaccandcheesee92848/amp

Had this a few times and delicious. By Lorraine Pascale