Name: Easy cheesy pasta bake
Ingredients: 350g of pasta; 2 tablespoons of butter; 2 tablespoons of plain flour; 600ml of milk; salt; pepper; garlic powder; 1 tablespoon of wholegrain mustard; 250g of cheese

Instructions

Step 1:

Put the pasta on boil with salted water.

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Step 3:

Melt the butter on a medium heat (I use 4 on an electric hob). As soon as the butter has melted, stir in the flour. Cook the flour for a minute then add the milk in small amounts. Add the mustard.

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Once all of the milk is added, whisk continuously until it reaches the consistency you want. Season as you go along, tasting to make sure it is to your taste.

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Step 7:

Add most of the cheese and melt off the hob (don’t use all of the cheese because you want some to go on top)

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Step 9:

Stir the pasta into the sauce and pour into an oven dish. Put the rest of the cheese in and place in the oven for 5 minutes.

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Serve with garlic bread and salad or by itself.

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(A great alternative is with peas and ham, just stir in once the milk has all been added)