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Macaroni Pie

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Now you know those tins of macoroni cheese, or the stuff you were served at school way back when? Be assured, this is not that! I serve my baked Macaroni Pie with Jerk Chicken, but it's perfect straight from the dish for a lunch with a side of salad or toast, my choice is baked beans though! Once combined with the cheeses you can do anything with this hearty little pasta. Or, as I like mine from the dish just a dash of Worchestershire sauce and a spoon please! :-)

Click the Method tab below to see a step by step guide on how to make my Macaroni Pie with pictures.

macaroni pie baked

ingredients

Here's what you need :¬)

  • 1 cup / 125g Macoronini
  • 2 Pints water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 50g butter
  • 50g flour
  • Pinch of Salt & black pepper
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp English mustard powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 OXO™ vegetable stock cube
  • 150g extra mature (No. 6 strength) cheddar cheese

Save a little cheese for the top :-)

  • 1 pint of whole or semi-skimmed milk
  • 200g Mozzarella
  • 1 Tomato sliced
  • Pinch of Cayenne pepper

method

Using a kettle to get water hot is cheaper than heating in a pan and so much quicker too. So, pop a couple of pints of water on to boil, pour it into a pan, tip in the macaroni, add a tsp of salt and boil until the pasta is just cooked—it'll carry on cooking when you bake it in the oven. As soon as your macoroni is in you can start your cheese sauce

ingredients for macaroni pie
macaroni pie ingredients
  1. Melt the butter in a small - med pan
  2. Add all the flour
  3. Add the onion powder with the English & Dijon mustard
  4. Stir with a whisk or spoon to make a roux
make the roux
roux in pan
  1. Add a little milk at a time while whisking

Don't worry about the lumps, keep stirring and whisking as you add the milk, and they will melt into the sauce

  1. Stir continuously to form a thick white sauce
white sauce
white sauce in pan for macaroni pie
  1. When thickened, it should coat the back of a spoon
  2. Turn the heat off
  3. Add the cheese
grated cheese
grated cheese
  1. Stir until the cheese has melted
cheese sauce
cheese sauce in pan
  1. Drain the cooked macaroni & add to the cheese sauce
macaroni cheese in pan
macaroni cheese in pan
  1. Now is dish time! pour your pan into the greesed dish
tip into an oven-proof dish
macaroni cheese mozzarela & tomatoes
  1. Chop your Mozzarella into cubes and dob onto the top of the dish
  2. Arrange tomato slices topped with mozzarela
  3. Sprinkle a little cheddar & Mozzarella over the final dish & a pinch of Cayenne
top with mozzarela & tomatoes
macaroni pie oven ready
  1. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 15 to 20mins @ 180c
baked macaroni pie
macaroni pie baked

Macaroni pie is a classic accompaniment to Jamaican Jerk Chicken (check out my recipe) but it's just gorgeous served with baked beans — try it!