Cauliflower cheese pasta bake with crispy cheddar top

Name: Cauliflower cheese pasta bake with crispy cheddar top
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 cauliflower, cut in small florets; 250g macaroni; 50g butter; 40g plain flour; 600ml whole milk; 150g mature cheddar, grated; 1 tsp wholegrain mustard; 2 tomatoes, sliced

Cauliflower cheese turned into a pasta bake: tender florets, macaroni and a thick cheese sauce.

Time50 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.43 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

4 servings

Ingredients

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1cauliflowercut in small florets
250 gmacaroni
50 gbutter
40 gplain flour
600 mlwhole milk
150 gmature cheddargrated
1 tspwholegrain mustard
2tomatoessliced

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Boil the macaroni and cauliflower together for 7 minutes until just tender. Drain.
7 min
2
Melt the butter in a pan and stir in the flour for 1 minute. Add the milk a little at a time, whisking, then simmer for 5 minutes until thick.
5 min
3
Take off the heat and stir in 100 g cheddar and the mustard. Season well.
4
Mix the pasta and cauliflower into the sauce and tip into a baking dish.
5
Arrange the tomato slices on top and scatter over the rest of the cheese.
6
Bake for 20 minutes, until golden and bubbling.
20 min

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