Hmmmm need macarone cheese!

[HelenEmjay]

Have a mad craving for macaroni cheese (37 weeks pregnant) anyoe got any good recipes for it? i cant stand the instant or canned stuff as it tastes really...... well, gross! if i dont get some soon i may burst into flames!

I cook up my pasta. Drown it in cheese sauce then top it with lots of cheese and bung it in the oven. Doesn't take long.. tastes great!

make a white sauce - butter, flour, milk. Add grated cheese, pinch of mustard powder, salt and pepper and a sprinkle of nutmeg. mix into cooked pasta, then sprinkle grated cheese on top and put under hot grill for 25 mins or so til crisp. yum.

That's how I do mine too, Mars. Sometimes I add some crushed crisps to the topping if I fancy a bit of crunch, but that's basically it.

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what sort of cheese sauce marslady? i will point out now that im a pretty crappy cook ! but im willing to try and learn! and what can you do with macaroni cheese??? it always looks abit plain on its own?

HMMMMMM giraffeski!!! im almost chewing my arms of for it now! hahahaha

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tomatoes, salad, use it as a side dish with supper. I like giraffeski's mum's way... chopped bacon... yummy

The ladies that posted after me have explained cheese sauce.

dollop of butter/marg, flour (about a tablespoon), milk. Put in pan, turn on heat and stir!!!!!!!!!!!! When it starts to thicken add cheese. As much as you like!

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Like the idea of adding peppercorns and a bayleaf, will try that. I also gently fry some crushed garlic in the melted butter before adding the flour (read that tip in a magazine somewhere).

Oooh, I really fancy this for tea now!

LOL!! macaroni cheese all round eh!!! hahahaha i cant describe how badly i have to have some NOW! havent got any of the stuff in though so will have to wait til dp comes home in the car in about 30 mins and run to the shops! aarrrggghhh need some need some need some!!

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cook pasta with a chopped onion

make white sauce (butter, flour, milk) add grated cheese (stronger the better) and a tin of chopped tomatoes

mix cooked pasta with sauce put in a casserole dish and sprinkle with lots more cheese then bake for 40 mins (covered for first 30)

Hmmmm thanks twiglett! never tried with tomatoes! is it nice? i will have to try that! - dp needs to get his butt home with the car first!! im going mad!

also i add chopped boiled eggs and lardons to it serve with salad and crusty bread..

Whats a lardon? sorry if im being a dumb-ass!

they're little cubes of bacon

Oh thanku! hee hee

OOh dp home with car! aarrrggghhhhh shop here i come!

makes it go garishly pink when you first add them .. but once baked its quite yummy

I suppose it depends if you like tomatoes or not

PS don't forget to salt pasta when cooking it

so... how was your marcaroni cheese?

I make the cheese sauce as usual, but add some cooked frozen spinach and blend it with my hand blender, it goes a lovely green colour, and we call it Popeye Pasta.

Hmmmmmmm! lol!! i stuffed myself! i made the best macaroni cheese i have ever made - as im usually a cremate-it kinda cook! OMG i think i must have eaten my own body weight last night hee hee hee i followed most of the recipes here and i did some salad with it, and bits of chopped up bacon - hmmmm! dp just thinks im the biggest pig ever now! - he's possibly right! thanks girls for all your recipes - you really satisfied a piggy's cravin! hee hee

Glad im not the only pg woman with macaroni cravings!

Guess whats for tea tonight..... macaroni cheese and bacon!

I bet you're not cooking it either jabm!

(I'm only jealous,you know.)