Mac and Cheese

Sundays should always be a lazy day, and when I am not working I love nothing more than relaxing, watching a film and eating lots of nice food :) Ever since I found out a couple of months ago that I was lactose intolerant I have really missed all my favourite foods. So today I decided to try a lactose free mac and cheese using lactose free milk, margarine and goats cheese, but to be honest you can use any cheese that you love, the tastier the better!!
Here's how I did it...

In a pan melt 40g butter or margarine.

Add 420ml of Milk.

Add 25g Plain flour, salt and pepper to taste and whisk until lump free. Simmer, whisking occasionally, until thick.

While the white sauce is thickening put some pasta on the boil, it doesn't have to be macaroni if you don't have any, I went for some crazy pasta I have not had before. Penne is really good for this, its like giant macaroni.

In a food processor pop a couple of small slices of nice bread and some fresh herbs. I went for rosemary this time just because it is one of my favourites and my cheese is quite a creamy one, but it depends on which cheeses you are using.

Whizz until you get herby breadcrumbs :)
Then I fried up some panchetta cubes (you could use bacon) just as a quick extra. When the pasta was cooked I drained it and put it back into the pan. I added the white sauce and mixed in my cheese and panchetta. Its best to do it when its still warm because then the cheese starts to melt. Yummy.

Sprinkle your breadcrumb mix on top of your pasta/cheese. What it great is also sprinkling some Parmesan cheese on top of this :)

Pop it under the grill for a few minutes until your breadcrumb crust is a lovely golden brown. Serve!!

Nice cold weather comfort food to keep me happy on a rainy day :)
Happy Eating..