Black Garlic Kitchen

Black Garlic Macaroni Cheese with Black Garlic Pangrattato

An American classic; macaroni with a creamy Cheddar cheese sauce, topped with Black Garlic crunchy breadcrumbs for added taste and texture.

black garlic macaroni cheese

Prep: 10-15 mins | Cook: 20-25 mins | Serves: 2

V: use vegetarian cheese alternative

Ingredients

  • 50g butter
  • 3 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tsp English mustard
  • 500ml whole milk
  • 250g grated Cheddar cheese or vegetarian alternative
  • 50g grated Red Leicester cheese or vegetarian alternative
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 350g dried macaroni
  • 12 cloves Black Garlic – sliced
 

 For the Topping

Method 

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/180Cfan/Gas6.
  • Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Stir in the flour to make a roux. Add the mustard. Cook for 1 minute.
  • Gradually whisk in the milk. Simmer the roux for 5 minutes, stirring continuously until thickened.
  • Remove the saucepan from the heat then stir in the grated cheeses. Stir until the cheeses have melted.
  • Add the cayenne pepper. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add the macaroni and cook for 2 minutes less than the pack instructions.  
  • Drain the cooked macaroni and add to the cheese sauce. Add the slices of Black Garlic, ensuring the slices are evenly distributed throughout.
  • Tip the macaroni cheese into a large ovenproof dish. Scatter over BGK’s Black Garlic Pangrattato.
  • Bake the macaroni cheese for 20 -25 minutes in the preheated oven until crisp and golden.

 
To Serve: serve with a crisp green salad. For best results bake and eat straight away.