Blue Cheese & Bacon Cauli Mac and Cheese
with Sriracha Drizzle
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Ingredients
40 grams
Mature Cheddar Cheese
(Contains Milk)
30 grams
Crumbled Blue Cheese
(Contains Milk)
25 grams
Breadcrumbs
(Contains Cereals containing gluten)
300 grams
Cauliflower Florets
180 grams
Macaroni
(Contains Cereals containing gluten May contain Soya)
15 grams
Vegetable Stock Paste
(Contains Celery)
150 grams
Creme Fraiche
(Contains Milk)
15 grams
Sriracha Sauce
90 grams
British Smoked Bacon Lardons
Not included in your delivery
2 tbsp
Olive Oil for the Crumb
20 grams
Butter
2 tbsp
Plain Flour
250 milliliter(s)
Water for the Sauce
Nutritional information
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with 0.5 tsp salt for the pasta.
Grate the Cheddar cheese.
Put the blue cheese and the breadcrumbs in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the olive oil for the crumb (see pantry for amount), then set your blue cheese crumb aside for later.
Halve any large cauliflower florets and pop them into an ovenproof dish. Drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat. Spread out in a single layer.
When the oven is hot, roast on the top shelf until golden brown and tender, 15-20 mins. Turn halfway through.
Meanwhile, when your pan of water is boiling, stir in the macaroni and bring back to the boil. Cook until tender, 12 mins.
Once cooked, drain in a colander and pop back into the pan. Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop it sticking together.
While the pasta cooks, melt the butter (see pantry for amount) in a saucepan on medium-high heat.
Once the butter has melted, add the bacon lardons. Stir-fry until golden, 4-5 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and utensils after handling raw meat. Cook it thoroughly.
Next, stir in the flour (see pantry for amount). Cook, stirring, until it forms a paste, 1-2 mins - you've made a roux!
Gradually stir in the water for the sauce (see pantry for amount) and the veg stock paste. Bring to the boil, stir and simmer until thickened, 1-2 mins.
Stir in the creme fraiche, then remove from the heat.
Add the grated cheese to the sauce and stir until melted.
Next, stir the roasted cauli and cooked pasta through the bacon sauce, then pour back into the ovenproof dish.
Turn your grill on to high.
Sprinkle the blue cheese crumb evenly over the top, then grill the mac and cheese on the top shelf of your oven until the crumb is golden, 3-5 mins.
Serve your bacon mac and cheese in bowls with the sriracha sauce drizzled over the top (add less if you'd prefer things milder).
Enjoy!
Step 4 MOD: If you’re adding bacon, add it to the pan before the roux ingredients. Fry, 4-5 mins, then add the flour and continue as instructed. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and utensils after handling raw meat. Cook it thoroughly.
