We had a looong discussion the other day about mac and cheese on the forum I frequent (only a bunch of women that can natter about mac and cheese for that long 
and of course some of the recipes was so divine I had to go and make mac and cheese. This is a much more fancier version than I normally do- my standard mac and cheese is cheese sauce and macaroni
Anyways here goes:
(Excuse the quality of pics- cellphone camera)
Ingredients:
Half a packet of macaroni (500g packet)
Packet of Woolworth’s Neopolitana sauce
Packet and half of bacon (half was too little and if I took only the one packet, I didn’t know what I was going to do with the half)
Half a red onion sliced in rings(left over from a dish I made over the weekend)
Red pepper pesto
Two cups of grated cheddar cheese
Parmesan cheese
Step 1:
Boil water for the macaroni
Step2:
Get the stuff together for the cheese sauce
300 ml milk
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons of flour
Put the butter in the milk and melt – in the microwave
When that is done put the 3 tablespoons of flour in a bowl an mix with a little bit of the milk. Do this until it makes a smooth paste.
It helps to have a trusty assistant to do the mixing
Mix the paste with the rest of the milk and butter mix.
While the assistant is watching the sauce cook in the microwave (about 3 minutes) cook the bacon and onions and of course the macaroni is already in the pot boiling.Add the neopolitana sauce and pesto after the bacon is cooked.Mix well
Unfortuantely we had a bit of a mishap here. The sauce cooked over and the assistant got such a fright she ran of to her room. At the same time the wash basin was overflowing.
But never fear!
Our second trusty assistant stepped in, stirring the now cooked sauce and issuing some orders. He instructed me to go calm the first assistant down, as we might not end up having dinner. Orders followed and after hugs and kisses dished out, all was back on track.
Dish Assembled
Assemble the dish as follows:
Macaroni at the bottom, bacon mix on top, pour sauce(mixed with cheese) on top. Bake for about 15-20 minutes in oven at about 200 deg celcius
Voila!
Dish Cooked.
