Leek and Smoked Cheese Macaroni

Name: Leek and Smoked Cheese Macaroni
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 tbsp breadcrumbs (optional); 2 tsp Dijon mustard, or to taste; 200 g smoked Cheddar, grated, plus extra for topping; 40 g butter; 400 g macaroni; 4 heaped tbsp plain flour; 800 ml milk; 4 small leeks (about 400 g), washed and shredded; salt and pepper; drizzle of olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Autumn and Winter Cooking with a Veg Box (Riverford Companions)

By Guy Watson

Published 2015

About

An invigorating winter dinner, this goes well with salad or a generous helping of wilted greens. Make more than you need, as this freezes well either before or after it is baked.

Ingredients

400 g macaroni
drizzle of olive oil
40 g butter

Main course
Dinner
Winter
Pasta
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6.

Boil the macaroni in a pan of salted water until nearly cooked, about 8 minutes. It should be slightly too al