Comfort food is the order of the day - but so is getting some vitamins as well as the carbs and protein - so I ramped up mac n cheese with some vegetables. It didn't take any longer, and was delicious.
Cauliflower
Mushrooms
Soya milk
Cornflour
Macaroni
Cheddar cheese
Peas
Tomatoes
1. Chop cauliflower into florets, place in steamer part of steamer pan. Add a good handful of sliced mushrooms.
2. Grate quit a lot of cheddar cheese.
3. Put steamer pan on top of pan of water, heat until boiling.
4. Add pasta to water, stir once, and replace cauliflower pan above it.
5. Heat soya milk until simmering, then add slaked cornflour to make a sauce, as it thickens add grated cheese, stir until all melted - season with salt and pepper.
6. Boil pasta for 10-12 minutes, until it is nearly done. stir occasionally to make sure it's not sticking together.
6. Add frozen peas to steaming veg.
7. Slice tomatoes.
8. In a baking dish add steamed veg and drained cooked pasta, add sliced tomatoes.
9. Pour on cheese sauce.
10. Bake for 20 minutes or so.
11. Serve, scoff
