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Mexican-inspired mac and cheese

Prepare
less than 30 mins
Cook
30 mins to 1 hour
Serve
Serves 4

This mac and cheese is given a Mexican feel with the addition of chipotle chillies and pickled jalapeños for the garnish.

By Matt Tebbutt

From Saturday Kitchen

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Ingredients

For the mac and cheese

For the garnish

Method

  1. To make the mac and cheese, preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.

  2. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the garlic and fry for 1–2 minutes. Whisk in the flour. Slowly pour in the milk and condensed milk, whisking all the time, and add the bay leaf. Boil for a few minutes, then add most of the cheese and stir until melted. Reserve some cheese for the topping.

  3. Meanwhile, cook the macaroni in a saucepan of boiling water according to packet instructions, drain and toss into the cheese mixture. Stir in the chipotle chillies. Tip into a baking dish and scatter over the remaining cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

  4. To make the garnish, mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl.

  5. To serve, crush the shallots with the panko breadcrumbs and scatter over the top of the mac and cheese. Garnish with the oregano mixture and serve.