Chipotle Ranch Mac 'n' Cheese with Cauliflower

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Cherie Metcalfe

An easy chipotle ranch cheese sauce makes for the most luscious Mac 'n' Cheese with cauliflower.

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Ingredients

2 cups macaroni pasta
1/2 large cauliflower
1 L milk
2 heaped tbsp cornflour
3 tbsp Chipotle Ranch
3 cups tasty cheese
1/2 cup cream cheese
Man Grind to taste
200 g cooked bacon or ham, chorizo, chicken etc optional
1/2 cup panko crumb optional

Directions

Bring a large pot of water to the boil and cook pasta and cauliflower until the pasta is cooked.
Add milk to a large pot and bring to a simmer over a medium high heat.
Mix cornflour with a little water to form a slurry and whisk into the milk.
Add chipotle ranch and continuing whisking as it starts to thicken.
Reduce heat to low and add the cheese and cream cheese, mix until all the cheese is melted and incorporated. Season generously with Man Grind to taste.
Drain pasta and cauliflower and toss through cheese sauce with bacon.
Top with panko and a little additional grated.
Bake at 180C Fan Bake for 20 min or until cheese and melted and golden.

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June 5, 2024 Cherie Metcalfe

Chipotle Ranch Mac 'n' Cheese with Cauliflower

Name: Chipotle Ranch Mac 'n' Cheese with Cauliflower
Ingredients: 2 cups macaroni pasta; 1/2 large cauliflower; 1 L milk; 2 heaped tbsp cornflour; 3 tbsp Chipotle Ranch; 3 cups tasty cheese; 1/2 cup cream cheese; Man Grind to taste; 200 g cooked bacon or ham, chorizo, chicken etc optional; 1/2 cup panko crumb optional

An easy chipotle ranch cheese sauce makes for the most luscious Mac n Cheese with cauliflower.

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