Jamie's America
By Jamie Oliver
About the recipe
Proper American-style mac and cheese – beautifully gooey and full-on, in-yer-face cheesy! Mac ’n’ cheese’ is a classic American pasta dish – everyone loves it. Sometimes it’s done so badly in the convenience area, it’s almost become famous for being horrible, but when you do it properly, trust me, it’s an absolute killer. I’ve made this dish my own by lightening it with sweet tomatoes and giving it some crunch with delicious breadcrumbs. Just you wait till you try it!
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10 cloves of garlic
45g butter
3 heaped tablespoons plain flour
6 fresh bay leaves
1 litre semi-skimmed milk
600g dried macaroni
8 tomatoes
150g Cheddar cheese
100g Parmesan cheese
a few sprigs of fresh thyme
optional: a couple of splashes of Worcestershire sauce
optional: 1 whole nutmeg, for grating
3 big handfuls of fresh breadcrumbs
olive oil
Serve this with a nice salad. This dish isn’t going to win any prizes in the nutrition department, but if you only have it once in a while as a special treat, it’ll do you no harm.
Feel free to use any tubular pasta you want.
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