American Independence Day Recipes
Cheat’s Mac and Cheese Recipe
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Ingredients
- 500 g plain cottage cheese 1lb 2oz
- 3 tsp dijon mustard
- tsp ½cayenne
- generous grating of nutmeg
- 500 g extra-mature cheddar grated, 1lb 2oz
- 100 g Parmesan grated, 3½oz, optional
- 1 litre full-fat milk 1¾ pints
- 450 g dried macaroni 1lb
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Instructions
- Butter a 1.5-2 litre (2¾-3½ pint) gratin dish and heat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5.
- In a blender whizz the cottage cheese, mustard, cayenne, nutmeg and some salt and pepper.
- Tip into a large bowl. Keep back about 100g (3½oz) of the cheddar and add the rest to the cottage-cheese mixture along with the parmesan (if using) and the milk.
- Stir in the raw macaroni and pour into the dish.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Take off the covering, stir and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Return the dish – uncovered – to the oven and bake for a further 30 minutes.
- Leave to cool for five to eight minutes before tucking in; it will be molten hot in the middle.
- Serve with a big green salad dressed with a mustardy vinaigrette.