Stilton mac and cheese
Serves: 4
Prep time: 15 mins
Total time:
Recipe photograph by Stuart West
Stilton mac and cheese
Raid the cheese board and turn leftovers into this comforting mac and cheese
Serves: 4
Prep time: 15 mins
Total time:
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
917Kcal
Fat
44gr
Saturates
25gr
Carbs
92gr
Sugars
7gr
Fibre
6gr
Protein
36gr
Salt
1.8gr
Emanuelle Lee
Emanuelle Lee is a recipe developer, food blogger and founder of the blog Manu's Kitchen. She loves experimenting with seasonal ingredients, often putting a Middle Eastern flair on her recipes.
Emanuelle Lee
Emanuelle Lee is a recipe developer, food blogger and founder of the blog Manu's Kitchen. She loves experimenting with seasonal ingredients, often putting a Middle Eastern flair on her recipes.
Ingredients
- 400g macaroni
- 45g butter
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 400ml milk
- 100g mature vegetarian cheddar, grated
- 175g Stilton or vegetarian alternative, crumbled
- 50g cream crackers, crumbled, or dried breadcrumbs
- 2 tsp thyme leaves
- 2 tbsp walnuts, chopped
Step by step
- Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Cook the macaroni according to the pack instructions.
- Meanwhile, in a wide, ovenproof pan, melt the butter. If you don’t have an appropriate pan, just use a regular saucepan here and tip the sauced pasta into a baking dish at the end of step 4. Preheat the grill.
- Once the butter is foaming, add the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring. Remove from the heat, then gradually add the milk, whisking until the mixture is smooth. Return the pan to the hob and bring to a simmer, stirring continually, and season.
- Once the mixture has thickened, remove it from the heat and add both lots of cheese, reserving a handful of blue cheese for the top. Stir until melted. Drain the pasta and mix into the cheese sauce.
- Mix the cracker crumbs, or breadcrumbs, with the thyme, walnuts, some seasoning and the reserved blue cheese to make the topping, and scatter on top of the pasta. Grill for 3-5 minutes, or until golden and crunchy