Ever have one of those 'what's for dinner?' moments...what am I asking? Of course you do. We all do.
This dish is super easy, really more-ish and will not last long in any house! It is especially good for growing kids who need their carb fix! So on a day when you don't want to make pizza, but you feel like eating pizza; che buono! Problem solved.
Don't forget we have loads of other amazing Mac N Cheese variations, it's hard to resist a big hot serving of macaroni with cheese isn't it?
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Need
- 400 Grams macaroni short pasta
- 100 Grams parmesan cheese cubed
- 150 Grams cheeses of choice, cubed
- 1 red onion halved
- 3 cloves garlic
- 200 Grams pepperoni
- 100 Grams butter BUY
- 40 Grams cornflour or cornstarch
- 500 Grams milk
- 100 Grams cream BUY
- 1 egg
- 1 Teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 Pinch pink salt flakes BUY
- black pepper to taste
- 300 Grams Marinara Sauce Recipe
- basil leaves to garnish
Do
- 1
Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a baking dish with EVOO.
- 2
Cook pasta as per packet instructions. Drain and pour into the baking dish.
- 3
Place the cheeses into the Thermomix bowl. Mill 8 sec/speed 10. Set aside.
- 4
Place onion, garlic, 70g of the pepperoni and butter into the Thermomix bowl. Chop 5 sec/speed 7. Cook 5 min/Varoma/speed 1.
- 5
Add cornflour, milk, cream, egg and mustard and blend 4 sec/speed 4. Cook 8 min/80°C/speed 4.
- 6
Add salt and pepper to taste. Add half of the cheese and mix 4 sec/speed 4.
- 7
Pour sauce over the cooked pasta and stir well. Top with marinara sauce and swirl through.
- 8
Top with remaining cheese and remaining sliced pepperoni. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Any oil that surfaces as the dish is cooking will be absorbed once it is removed from the oven.
- 9
Serve with a garnish of basil and a side salad!
