Macaroni cheese for kids

• Julie N(13)

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  Really easy recipe to follow and turned out delicious. I added leeks and bacon.

  on 21/5/19

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  Delicious! Substituted butter for olive oil, as I realised just before dinner we didn't have butter and still came out great.

  on 9/3/16

• Guest

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  It was #banging! Ate the lot #sorrynotsorry

  on 10/2/16

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  This recipe is so easy to make and kids love it x

  on 21/11/15

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  Love this recipe and so did the kids. did add a little sweetcorn and peas and it tasted delicious

  on 6/11/15

• Theresa C(42)

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  Loved this, really easy to make and tastes so much better home made. I added some bacon bits and my husband has demanded it every week.

  on 2/10/15

• Guest

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  I use this recipe but instead of mustard powder I use dijon mustard, delicious

  on 20/9/15

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  I am always cooking loads of different dishes but for some unknown reason I have never attempted to make macaroni cheese before but this recipe was so easy and my 10 & 12 year olds loved it, as did my 33 week bump judging by the squirming going on. Great dish, will make again. Only thing I changed was I added smoked paprika instead of nutmeg or mustard.

  on 29/8/15

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  I made this meal tonight and my son loved it..added grilled salmon to it. Very yummy!

  on 21/7/15

• Guest

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  Hello there , Can some one please say if its good to eat the gorgonzola cheese specially kids . Am going to use it for the first time . Also I have another request of some one telling me how to make mushrooms with gorgonzola sauce . I have tried this in Prezzo and i Love it . Please let me know if there is anyone to tell me that . Thanks

  on 10/3/15

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  Easy to make, tastes fab, I added fried chorizo pieces and topped with tomato slices for a variation.

  on 7/3/15

• Alison J(214)

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  Love this recipe so tasty and easy

  on 5/3/15

• Alison J(214)

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  Love this recipe so tasty and easy

  on 5/3/15

• LouiseR

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  simple meal a family love it

  on 27/2/15

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  Fabulous, yummy recipe which my 14 month old son loves!

  on 26/2/15

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  Fantastic recipe I use this all the time. I do use about 180g of strong cheddar cheese and a few slices of thick ham and add it after the cheese. Also done with peas too!! Goes down a treat with my girl.

  on 26/2/15

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4

  Really good recipe - my daughter loves this food and so do I!

  on 25/2/15

• Guest

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  This is a great basic recipe which I made with my 5 year old daughter who loves cooking. We added our own touches by frying an onion with some bacon which we stirred through the pasta before sprinkling on lots more cheese and baking. We also mixed gruyere and parmesan in with the cheddar - it was delicious.

  on 21/1/15

• Guest

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

  This is a fab recipe. Thanks for sharing x

  on 15/1/15

• Guest

  made this tonight as I already had all the ingredients in the cupboard, It was yummy.

  on 6/7/14

• Vanessa B(323)

  I just made this recepy for the first time and it was delicious, my boys loved it :-)

  on 14/2/14

• Guest

  Made this for me and my little boy for lunch. Wow it sure makes a hell of a lot :/ lol Hoping i can freeze it for another day. Ive never been a huge fan of cheese sauce but this is lovely! I added sweetcorn too. I think i'll half everything next time though lol!

  on 4/11/13

• Guest

  Sorry seen the other comments, will be making this tonight for my growing monkey so will see how many portions he gets as he eats loads! :-)

  on 20/5/13

• Guest

  Can this also be frozen in portions?

  on 20/5/13

• Aimee (2)

  We love macaroni cheese in our house. It's lovely with bacon, or sausages if you have no bacon!

  on 23/4/13

• Mrs S(48)

  i made this tonight with about 300g of macaroni and it was far too much (me, hubby who ate 2nds and almost 3 year old dd - theres enough for my hubby for lunch tomorrow) i used 250g cheddar and added chopped chestnut mushrooms and gammon chunks chopped up - i also added parmesan and bread crumb topping it was really nice.

  on 27/3/13

• Guest

  Hi Ann...we'd estimate that the sauce is enough for 250g of macaroni. With two younger lads, we cook a 500g bag of macaroni and if we manage not to give in to seconds, there's a portion left over for the next day. We do that topping too, without the bacon, Linda!

  on 24/1/13

• Guest

  We love macaroni cheese. I always use strong cheddar and bake it in the oven with bacon on top. Funny this should be here I was just thinking I would do this for tea tonight!

  on 23/1/13

• Guest

  Jamie Oliver does a nice topping.... Bread crumbs blitzed with a couple of rashers of streaky bacon and a bit of fresh rosemary.. Makes a nice addition by giving crunch & extra flavour x

  on 23/1/13

• Guest

  Thank goodness for the basic recipes, this always goes down well in our house.

  on 23/1/13

• AE J

  how many would this amount feed? i have oh,2 hungry teens and myself to feed,do you think i should double ingredients? thanks.

  on 23/1/13

• Guest

  if you blend some spinach (fresh or frozen) and add it to the sauce you get green mac n cheese - big hit with my kid!

  on 3/1/13

• Guest

  Very successful lunch for me & my lb with plenty leftover! Added the broccoli for extra! Might use a different cheese next time as I used mild this time, might steal your idea and put chicken in too x

  on 17/9/12

• Guest

  My kids absolutely love mac and cheese definitely recommend

  on 22/5/12

• Guest

  Ooh i'm definitely going to do this for my children for tea! Might even add some leftover roast chicken and broccoli to it too!! :-D

  on 22/5/12

• Guest

  gonna try this with adding soft cheese then oven bake with mozerallo on top for tea :)

  on 3/5/12

• Guest

  This is one of my favourite comfort foods, but I ALWAYS ALWAYS end up burning it and then need a chisel to get it off the bottom of the pan. But the kids always enjoy the not so burnt bits.

  on 19/4/12

• alex d(57)

  Definitely. My son loved it served with veg.

  on 8/1/12

• Guest

  IIs this suitable for a hungry 8 month old

  on 8/1/12

• Guest

  If you add some fresh bread crumbs to the cheese before putting it on top it makes it lovely and crispy.

  on 5/1/12

• Guest

  sounds yummy !!

  on 4/1/12

• Guest

  I made tbis yesterday for today's tea when I got home from work but added half a pack of Tesco's cooking bacon diced up and three sliced leeks. Add only half of the cheese sauce to the mix and the other half over the top before cooking with more cheese on top. It was fab!!!!!

  on 3/1/12

• Guest

  I would add tomatoes and tuna

  on 8/12/11

• Guest

  I would justfreezethe sauce. I often freeze meals for my dds and I find the pasta never tastes quite the same.

  on 8/12/11

• Guest

  Yes, it's fine to freeze.

  on 22/10/11

• Guest

  Can You Freeze This?

  on 22/10/11

• Guest

  I find adding the milk slowly and whisking it takes too much time and hurts my arm. To save time and effort I just add all the milk to the butter/margarine and flour mixture then blend with a hand blender. I then return it to the heat to cook out the floury taste and add the cheese. You get a really smooth sauce!

  on 22/7/11

• Guest

  We put crisps and grated cheese on top and then grill for 2 or so mins - yummy! I also sneek in some veg - different everytime (brocc, cauliflower, peas, sweetcorn, mixed veg etc)

  on 1/6/11

• Guest

  I made this tonight for my family and it was a big hit! We all loved it! xx

  on 12/3/11

• Guest

  WE love this recipe we add a tsp of mustard powder to the sauce to add a little kick and depending on whats in the veg rack or fridge we alternate the combos somtimes is bacon and leeks sometimes its mixed seasonal veg it always goes down well

  on 17/7/10

• Guest

  This is so easy to do. I add chopped cooked onions and crispy bacon to mine.

  on 6/5/10

• Guest

  absolutely lovely,i added some chopped up leeks to mine,everyone loved it x

  on 5/5/10

• Guest

  it was very easy to make and my son loved it.

  on 9/2/10

• Guest

  I make this recipe really often, every month or so. My kids absolutely love it. I use 2 tbsp of flour though.

  on 22/10/09

• Guest

  Yes you can. I always freeze mine

  on 5/9/09

• Guest

  Does anyone know if this would be okey to freeze once cooked?

  on 5/9/09

• Guest

  If you use proper flour you need to cook for a lttle bit longer or you get the floury taste. My mum old me th flour has to cook

  on 4/9/09

• Guest

  was easy to make but tasted too floury, will have to try adding more cheese next time . . .

  on 4/9/09

• Guest

  Whenever we do Macaroni Cheese and put it in the oven, the pasta seems to stick together and the sauce drys up - What are we doing wrong?? not enough sauce??

  on 28/7/09

• Guest

  this is so easy and yummy all the family loved it, always bought the packets of cheese sauce but thats a thing of the past now thanks

  on 27/7/09

• CATHERINE H(100)

  After you add the flour you should really cook the butter and flour mix for about 2 mins - until little bubbles come out. This stops the sauce having a floury taste. Another idea is to grate breadcrumbs for the topping and then put the cheese on so that it gives it a bit of crunch. (This is when you are baking it off I mean) I always grate my crusts up and add a bit of cheese before putting it in the freezer as a ready-to-go topping for my macaroni cheeses or pasta dishes!

  on 19/6/09

• Guest

  Wow this is great, the kids loved it, and they can never agree on anything usually, thanks so much.

  on 7/6/09

• Guest

  Hi - we put pureed cauliflour and/or zucchini in it so kids dont know it is there. Also you can add tinned red salmon to it and a bit of paremsen as well as cheddar. So many variations. Have had it with tuna, boiled egg cut up as well.

  on 27/5/09

• Guest

  What are the quantities of the macaroni and the cheese?

  on 26/5/09

• Guest

  Didn't know it was that easy. Would have never bought from supermarket.

  on 26/5/09

• Guest

  WOW, so easy and so nice...and so cheap to make !!!! I put some grated cheese on the top of mine with some sliced tomatoes..YUM !

  on 12/1/09

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