Low Fat & Healthy Mac and Cheese

Name: Low Fat & Healthy Mac and Cheese
Ingredients: 300 g dried pasta; Pinch of salt; Drizzle of olive oil; 50 g butter; 2 tsp garlic paste; 2 tsp Wholegrain mustard; 40 g plain flour; 600 ml Arla B.O.B semi-skimmed milk; 225 g cheddar cheese, grated; 75 g goat cheese; 75 g Mango and Ginger white stilton cheese; 200 g grated cheese for the topping; 1 bread baton; 50 g butter; 1 tsp oregano; 1 tsp dried leaf parsley; 1 tsp garlic paste; Drizzle of garlic olive oil; chorizo (optional); fresh parsley leaves; 1 red chilli pepper, sliced (optional)

Is there a better comfort food than pasta mixed with cheese? If you’re looking for a delicious version that you can indulge in guilt-free, look no further than this healthy mac and cheese from Great British Bake Off finalist, Sandro Farmhouse. His mouth-wateringly creamy yet wonderfully low-fat mac and cheese recipe is made with Arla B.O.B Semi Skimmed Milk for the same creamy flavour of full-fat milk with half the fat. To get the same great taste as full-fat cheddar with 30% less fat, just swap in some Arla B.O.B Cheddar instead. The result? An oh-so-creamy macaroni cheese dish that’s not so naughty!

Ingredients

For the pasta

Dried pasta	300 g
Pinch of salt
Drizzle of olive oil

For the creamy filling

Butter	50 g
Garlic paste	2 tsp
Wholegrain mustard	2 tsp
Plain flour	40 g
Arla B.O.B semi-skimmed milk	600 ml
Cheddar cheese, grated	225 g
Goat cheese	75 g
Mango and Ginger white stilton cheese	75 g

For the topping

Grated cheese for the topping	200 g
Bread baton	1
Butter	50 g
Oregano	1 tsp
Dried leaf parsley	1 tsp
Garlic paste	1 tsp
Drizzle of garlic olive oil
Chorizo (optional)

For the garnish

Fresh parsley leaves
Red chilli pepper, sliced (optional)	1

Instructions

Start by filling a large pan with water, bring it to a boil and drizzle in a small amount of olive oil and add a pinch of salt.
When the water is boiling, add the pasta and cook for 2 minutes less than the packet instructions.
Preheat the oven to 200c/180c fan and lightly grease a skillet pan.
In the meantime, make the cheese sauce.
In a saucepan, cook the butter with the garlic paste and the mustard until the butter has melted.
Mix in the plain flour to make a thin paste then pour the Arla B.O.B semi-skimmed in and stir well to combine.
Cook the milky mixture until it begins to thicken then mix in the grated cheese along with the goat’s cheese and mango stilton.
Remove the cheesy cream from the heat and set aside.
Drain the pasta and mix in with the cheesy sauce until it’s well combined, then spoon the mixture into a skillet pan.
Scatter the grated cheese over the pasta.
Cut the baton into small chunks, place them into a bowl with the melted butter, a drizzle of olive oil, the garlic paste, oregano and parsley, and toss well to coat evenly.
Place the bread on top of the cheese and place the skillet into the oven to cook for 20-25 minutes.
If adding chorizo, cut into bite-sized pieces and add 15 minutes before the end.
Remove the skillet from the oven and garnish with fresh parsley and red chilli if desired.
Serve and enjoy!