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Best ever macaroni cheese recipe

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Best ever macaroni cheese recipe

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By BBC Good Food

Best ever macaroni cheese recipe

Prep:10minCook:40min

This perfect baked macaroni cheese recipe comes with a creamy cheese sauce, a hint of mustard and uses leftover French stick for its crunchy topping

Updated at: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:16:37 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

56

Moderate

Glycemic Load

47

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories811.4 kcal (41%)

Total Fat35.6 g (51%)

Carbs84.2 g (32%)

Sugars8.9 g (10%)

Protein37.2 g (74%)

Sodium678.6 mg (34%)

Fiber3.2 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

50gbaguette

cut into small chunks

2 Tbspbutter

plus 1 tbsp melted

350gspiral pasta

1 tspenglish mustard powder

3 Tbspplain flour

500mlwhole milk

250gmature cheddar

vegetarian, grated

50gparmesan

or vegetarian alternative, grated

Instructions

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Notes

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Go-to

Makes leftovers

Jackie· 3 weeks ago

Real tasty comfort food

Adele Jones· 9 months ago

Makes leftovers

Very easy dish. I just kept the garlic bread to the side and added in some greenery. Receipe definitely serves 4, even if you like big portions lol 😆

Very easy dish. I just kept the garlic bread to the side and added in some greenery. Receipe definitely serves 4, even if you like big portions lol 😆

Marc Springett· 11 months ago

Slow fry a sliced leek and chorizo cubes in butter and chopped garlic while boiling the pasta, and combine before adding the cheese sauce

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