Simple Way to Make Award-winning Green Mac and Cheese

  • PREP TIME
    PT14M
  • COOK TIME
    PT54M
  • DATE
    04/07/2020
  • NUTRITION
    296 calories

Green Mac and Cheese

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, green mac and cheese. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Green Mac and Cheese is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Green Mac and Cheese is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook green mac and cheese using 23 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Green Mac and Cheese:
  1. Make ready Macaroni
  2. Take 280 grams macaroni
  3. Take 1.5 litre water
  4. Prepare 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  5. Take 1 tsp salt
  6. Get Green Paste
  7. Get 2 cloves garlic
  8. Take 1 sprig rosemary (2 if you fancy)
  9. Make ready 1 tbsp butter
  10. Prepare 60 grams spinach (or any kinds of greens you have in your fridge)
  11. Take 30 grams parsley
  12. Get Cheese Sauce
  13. Prepare 50 grams butter
  14. Get 800 grams half-and-half
  15. Take 64 grams all purpose flour
  16. Prepare 1 tbsp salt
  17. Take 1 tsp dried basil
  18. Get 1 tsp pepper
  19. Prepare 255 grams quick-melted cheese (I use soft cheddar)
  20. Make ready Topping (optional)
  21. Take Butter
  22. Take Cheese
  23. Get Cream
Instructions to make Green Mac and Cheese:
  1. Prepare all ingredients
  2. Cook the macaroni in simmering water with vegetable oil and salt until al dente (you can chew it but not 100% cooked so you won’t have overcooked macaroni on your plate later). Strain the macaroni
  3. Throw all of your green paste ingredients into food processor
  4. Make sure you have a smooth looking paste. Do not worry over the smell. It’ll taste good I promise
  5. Melt the butter on a pan to start working on the cheese sauce
  6. Pour in the half-and-half and add add the flour before the mixture start to simmer. Your mixture will start to thicken so mix it well with a whisker
  7. Add 4 tablespoonful of the green paste and mix well. Add salt, pepper, and basil. Don’t forget to taste
  8. Add the macaroni and then gently fold it in
  9. I cut my cheese into boxes (just because I hate washing cheese shredder) then add them to the pan. Fold them in gently
  10. There you have it! Your green mac and cheese. I love to add a pice of butter to my plate of pasta for some extra richness
  11. Feel free to add some cheese or both cheese and cream over your mac and cheese in a butter-lined baking dish and continue cooking it in 180 degrees Celcius oven for 10 minutes

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