Larry's Kitchen
🍳 Macaroni Cheese
🦁 Why Larry Likes This One
Larry loves the cheesy, creamy sauce all over the pasta!
Serves
4
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Level
⭐⭐ Getting Confident
⚠️ Allergen Information
🌾Gluten (Cereals)🥛Milk🟡Mustard
Always check ingredient labels every time you cook. Ingredients can change. If your child has a diagnosed food allergy, follow their healthcare team's advice.
🥕 Ingredients
- •300 g macaroni
- •40 g butter
- •40 g plain flour
- •500 ml milk
- •150 g cheddar cheese
- •1 tsp mustard
- •2 slices bread
🔧 Equipment
saucepanwhiskgraterovenproof dish
📝 Method
🔥 Oven/Cooking temperature: 200°C / Gas 6
- 1Adult: preheat the oven to 200°C / Gas 6.
- 2Cook the macaroni for 10 minutes, then drain.
- 3Adult: melt the butter in a pan, stir in the flour.
- 4Gradually add the milk, whisking until thick.
- 5Grate the cheese and stir most of it into the sauce.
- 6Add the mustard.
- 7Mix the sauce with the pasta in an ovenproof dish.
- 8Top with breadcrumbs and remaining cheese.
- 9Adult: bake for 15 minutes until golden.
🦁 My Jobs
- ✓ Stir the pasta
- ✓ Grate cheese
- ✓ Stir the sauce
- ✓ Sprinkle cheese on top
👨👩👧 Grown-Up Jobs
- ⚠️ Use the oven and hob
- ⚠️ Make hot white sauce — can splash
- ⚠️ Handle hot dish
⚠️ Food Safety
- • White sauce needs constant whisking to avoid lumps
- • Dish will be very hot — let it stand before serving
🧩 Try It Your Way
Try adding broccoli, bacon or cauliflower.
