EZ PE ZE Mac N Cheese

Tastes just like how your ma used to make it!

It's just a plain and simple but tasty mac n cheese. The taste is all about how it's cooked. For most of my pasta recipes, I use water or wine instead of oil because you don't want to make the sauce greasy, but this time, I use a little oil for the fat to render and soak the flavours in the pasta. I also cook the bacon on a higher heat, so it gets that sweet Malliard reaction kicking in.

If you use too much oil and over cook the cream, it becomes an oily slick instead of a nice, thick pasta. Cheese also has can be oily, depending what you use, but for this recipe, a little bit of oil is ok.

A Straight Forward Mac n Cheese

Great for kids for an after-school snack or a late night treat. It can also be eaten as a meal-in-one with bigger portions. You can make a large batch and freeze it. It’s also perfect to let the kids make it themselves!

Recipe

Makes 3 serves

Ingredients

120 Grams Uncooked Pasta

150 Millilitres Thickened Cream (Heavy Cream)

130 Grams Bacon Thinly Sliced

100 Grams Grated Tasty Cheddar Cheese

1 Tablespoons Oil

Directions

This is the brand of cheese I use, but any cheddar will also do the trick. Gruyere cheese also works well.

Grate and refrigerate.

Finely slice your bacon. I like mine about the same size as my macaroni.

Cook your pasta according to packet instructions.

Drain and set aside.

Heat some oil in a pan on medium heat

Add bacon.

Stir until browned.

Add the drained pasta and stir for 30s to fully infuse the macaroni with bacon flavours.

Add cream.

Cook until thickened. This should take no more than a minute.

Add your cheese and mix.

Cook until thick and gooey.

Serve. Enjoy!