How to bake macaroni cheese

Pasta is the very heart of Italian cuisine. It is easy to cook, versatile and is actually good for you. It contains only two percent fat and is high in complex carbohydrates and protein.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• 60g butter
• 50g plain flour
• 750ml fresh milk
• 250g BUITONI Maccheroni (or macaroni) cook according to instructions on packet
• 200g roast chicken breast meat, cut into small cubes
• 150g broccoli, cut into florets, boiled or steamed for 2 mins or till tender
• 1 small carrot, diced, boiled or steamed till tender
• 250g pizza mixed cheese (sold at supermarkets)

1. Preheat oven at 180 degrees centigrade. Meanwhile, melt butter in a pan over medium fire. Add flour and cook, stirring until mixture bubbles.
2. Stir in milk and cook until sauce boils and thickens (use a whisk to do this). Stir in cooked macaroni, chicken, broccoli, carrots and half of the cheese. Spoon into a 2-litre casserole.
3. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Put in the preheated oven and bake until the cheese melts and turns golden brown, about 15 mins.
   Serve hot.

Tips & Warnings

• To cook pasta correctly, always add pasta to lightly salted water that is already at a rolling boil. Stir gently to prevent the pasta from sticking.
• Adding oil is not necessary as it will only make the pasta difficult to pickup from the pot.