Bacon and tomato macaroni cheese
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Macaroni cheese becomes the ultimate comfort food, pasta dish, with the addition of some crispy bacon and topped with tomatoes. Guaranteed to cheer you up!
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Cooking time: 30 mins
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Serves: 4
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Skill level: Easy peasy
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Ingredients
Fresh four-cheese sauce should be available near the fresh pasta in your supermarket. If you can't find any, you could always make your own cheese sauce - or use a packet instead.
- 6 rashers back bacon
- 225g (8oz) macaroni
- 2 x 300g cartons fresh four cheese pasta sauce
- 60ml (4tbsp) milk
- 3 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 30ml (2tbsp) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Green salad, to serve
Method
- Preheat the grill to medium. Grill the bacon rashers for 3-4 mins until crispy. Cool slightly, then chop. Cook the macaroni in a pan of lightly salted boiling water for 10-12 mins, or according to the packet instructions. Drain well and transfer to a shallow ovenproof dish.
- A few minutes before the pasta is cooked place the cheese sauce and milk in a pan and heat through gently. Pour the sauce over the drained pasta and stir in the bacon. Top with the sliced tomatoes and sprinkle over the Parmesan cheese. Grill for 3-4 mins until bubbling and lightly browned. Serve immediately with a green salad.
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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