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Macaroni Cheese For Under $8!

Macaroni Cheese For Under $8!

Summary

Servings 4
Time Needed Prep
Cook
Ingredients 9
Difficulty Easy

Rating (click to rate)

4.4 based on 15 ratings.

Ingredients

  • 400 g Macaroni $0.80
  • 4 tbsp Plain Flour $0.05
  • 1 700 Millilitre Milk $0.75
  • 1 Onion cut into squares - $0.55
  • 5 cups Cheddar Cheese $4.00
  • 2/3 cup Breadcrumbs $0.15
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese $0.85
  • 1 Garlic crushed (or 1-2 teaspoons of minced garlic from a jar) - $0.05
  • 1 50 Gram Butter $0.40

Nutrition Information

Qty per
447g serve
Qty per
100g
Energy 1568.224kcalcal 350.7193416006kcalcal
Protein 51.593585714286gg 11.538446301376gg
Fat (total) 98.511121428571gg 22.031135633535gg
 - saturated 57.51575gg 12.862885641123gg
Carbohydrate 123.89602857143gg 27.708244209692gg
 - sugars 7.6905gg 1.7199118854063gg
Dietary Fibre 6.0683285714286gg 1.3571276814967gg
Sodium 1476.3995428571mgmg 330.18361892834mgmg

Please Note - Nutritional information is provided as a guide only and may not be accurate.

This was was my favourite food growing up, I had it every birthday.  Not much has changed, except perhaps it is more of a side dish now than a main course! This is a particularly amazing recipe because you can make the Macaroni Cheese for under $8 BUCKS!

Method

  1. Cook macaroni in salted water until tender.  Drain, rinse and keep warm.

  2. In a medium saucepan heat the milk, onion quarters and garlic on low until almost boiling.  Remove from heat and stand for 10 minutes.

  3. Strain and get rid of onions.  Cool the mixture.

  4. In a separate saucepan melt the butter and garlic until bubbling, add the flour and cook on low for one minute without letting the mixture brown stirring all the time.

  5. Gradually add the cooled milk stirring until smooth.  Simmer for a few minutes until sauce thickens.

  6. Remove from heat, add the cheese and stir until melted through.  Season well.

  7. Add the cheese mixture to the macaroni and mix well.

  8. Place mixture in a oven proof dish, top with breadcrumbs and parmeson cheese and bake in the oven until golden and bubbling (approx 20 minutes).

Recipe Hints and Tips:

  • Macaroni Cheese is not suitable for freezing and is best made fresh just before serving.

Macaroni Cheese For Under $8!

For the price estimates here we’ve used a large national supermarket, but it’s possible (and highly encouraged) for you to look around at your local farmers’ market, local butcher, or discount grocers. You’re likely to find many of these ingredients even cheaper there!

Jody Allen
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Jody Allen

Jody Allen is the founder of Stay at Home Mum. Jody is a five-time published author with Penguin Random House and is the current Suzuki Queensland Amb...Read Moreassador. Read Less

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