Rick Stein’s smoky bacon mac and cheese is utterly delicious – recipe

Rick Stein’s smoky bacon mac and cheese is utterly delicious – recipe

“There’s masses of cheese and plenty of smoked bacon,” Rick Stein said of his Italian-inspired recipe. The chef explained: “Someone I met in Palermo [Sicily in Italy] once told me that the secret of good Italian dishes is ‘esagera’ – put more of everything in – and so it is with this mac and cheese … Read more

Nigella Lawson’s ‘shortcut’ mac and cheese recipe tastes ‘gourmet’

Nigella Lawson’s ‘shortcut’ mac and cheese recipe tastes ‘gourmet’

Instructions Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C Fan/gas mark 7/425°F. Cook the macaroni according to the packet instructions, drain and then put back into the hot pan. While the pasta is cooking, put the cheese, evaporated milk, eggs and nutmeg in a processor and blitz to mix. Or grate the cheese and mix everything by hand. … Read more

Jamie Oliver’s twist on mac and cheese recipe

Jamie Oliver’s twist on mac and cheese recipe

Jamie Oliver shared his “Friday-night favourite” dish – greens mac and cheese, and here’s how to make it. The British chef has blitzed broccoli stalks to add colour to the meal and “punch to the sauce”; then the pretty florets add texture and nutritional goodness to the pasta-based recipe. “Join the green team,” Jamie Oliver … Read more