Macaroni Cheese with Vegetables
Ingredients
Serves 4
- 175g (6oz) wholemeal macaroni
- 225g (8oz) carrots
- 225g (8oz) courgettes
- 4 celery sticks
- 300ml (1/2pt) vegetable stock or water
- 50g (2oz) butter or margarine
- 50g (2oz) 100% wholemeal flour
- milk
- 100g (4oz) cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
How To Make
- Finely slice the vegetables.
- Cook the macaroni in boiling salted water for about 15 minutes until just tender, and then drain.
- Put the prepared vegetables and stock into a saucepan.
- Bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 minutes and drain, reserving the stock.
- Make the stock up to 600ml (1pt) with milk.
- Melt butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in the stock and cook for a further few minutes.
- Off the heat, stir in 75g (3oz) cheese and season to taste.
- Add the macaroni and vegetables to the sauce.
- Spoon into an oven proof dish, sprinkle with remaining cheese and place until a hot grill until golden.
