Photo: Alexander Maasch
mac n cheese with a twist
16 ingredients
Serves 5
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Macaroni cheese is the ultimate comfort food, this quick and easy vegetarian recipe uses a variety of different herbs, vegetables and is bursting with rich flavour!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1129
Calories
41g
Protein
33g
Fat
169g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Cheddar Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 113 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Tarragon | 1 tsp dried (0.5g) | 2 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Leaf | not in our table | 0 |
| Sweetcorn | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 80 grams butter
- 3 or 4 tbsp plain flour
- 250 ml milk
- 2 tsp english mustard
- a rough handful of chopped curly leaf parsley
- 300 grams good quality mature cheddar cheese grated- (not processed)
- roughly 350 grams macaroni- (penne or any other shape pasta can be used as an alternative.)
- one finely chopped onion
- small can of sweetcorn drained
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 1 red chilli chopped and de-seeded
- tarragon
- 2 cloves of garlic crushed
- assortment of wild mushrooms roughly chopped largely
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 slices of bread
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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