Baked Cheese Macaroni
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Baked Cheese Macaroni
Preparation Time - 10 minutes
Cooking Time - 20 minutes
Microwave Setting - Full – 100%, Microwave
Ingredients :
Water - 1 litre
Salt - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Macaroni – 1 cup
For the cheese sauce:
Reserved oiling liquid – 1 cup
Milk - ½ cup
Refined flour – 3 tbsp
Salt – 1 tbsp
Grated cheese – 4 tbsp or Cheese spread – 3 tbsp
Mixed herbs - ½ tsp
Ground pepper - ¼ tsp
Grated cheese – 3 tbsp
Chilled grated butter – 1 tbsp
In an oven-proof dish, bring the water, salt and oil to a boil, using the boiling mode or at 750W for 8 minutes. This procedure takes 8 minutes. Add the macaroni to the boiling water and cook partially covered for 7 minutes at HIGH mode.
Drain the macaroni, retaining the boiling liquid. Refresh the macaroni in cold water to stop any further cooking. Place the macaroni in a sieve or a colander and keep aside.
For the cheese sauce:
Mix together the boiling liquid along with the milk, refined flour and salt till no lumps remain. Cook in the MICROWAVE mode for 3 minutes and 30 seconds at 750W.
Add the cheese, herbs and pepper to the sauce. Mix well. Add the reserved macaroni and stir gently till the cheese sauce coats the macaroni evenly.
Put the macaroni into a greased baking dish and sprinkle the grated cheese and butter on the top. Bake in the CRISP mode for 3 minutes and serve hot.
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