Macaroni cheese with ham

Preparation Time20 mins
Cooking Time15 mins
Serves6
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

500g cavatappi (hollow corkscrew-shaped pasta) or macaroni

45g butter

45g plain flour

250ml chicken stock

375ml whole milk

Freshly ground black pepper

A few grates nutmeg

125g cup grated Gruyere cheese

125g grated white sharp Cheddar cheese

2 tbsps Dijon mustard

125g French ham, deli sliced, finely chopped

Method

1) Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the pasta. Cook pasta to just shy of al dente.

2) Heat a saucepan with butter over medium heat, whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in stock then milk and allow the sauce to thicken. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Stir in cheeses in a figure eight motion.

3) Stir in the Dijon and ham and remove the sauce from heat. Drain pasta and combine with sauce.

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