Ham and leek macaroni cheese recipe
This inventive dinner melds a classic mac and cheese recipe with the combination of ham and leek, an optional addition of blue cheese makes the flavour slightly more grown-up but takes nothing away from how delicious it is!
See method- Serves 4
- 15 mins to prepare and 30 mins to cook
- 468 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 4 leeks, finely sliced
- 600ml semi-skimmed milk
- 1 tsp English mustard
- 75g blue cheese
- 2 tsp cornflour
- 130g ham
- 300g rigatoni pasta
- 50g Cheddar
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1965kJ 468.0kcal
- Fat
- 17g
- Saturates
- 9g
- Salt
- 0.9g
- Sugars
- 11g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 53.2gProtein 22.8gFibre 3.7g
Method
- Put a splash of olive oil in a medium saucepan over a low heat, add the leeks and sweat until softened. Pour in the milk and bring to the boil, add the mustard and the blue cheese and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Mix the cornflour and 2 tsp water in a bowl then whisk into the milk mix. Stir until thickened and season to taste. Chop the ham into pieces and stir through.
- Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions (until firm to the bite) then drain off and run under cold water. Mix in with the sauce.
- Pour the pasta into a large ovenproof dish and top with grated Cheddar cheese. Grill under a medium grill until golden.
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