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Marmite macaroni cheese

Name: Marmite macaroni cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: 300g macaroni pasta; 30g butter; 30g plain flour; 600ml whole milk; 3 tsp Marmite; ½ tsp dijon mustard; 75g mature cheddar, grated; 75g gruyère, grated (see tip); 1 slice toast; Small handful roughly chopped fresh parsley (optional)

By: Delicious. food team

Published: 21 May 19
Updated: 18 Mar 24

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Easy
April 2019

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4-6
Hands-on time 30 min, oven time 15 min

How could you possibly hate it? Dark, sticky Marmite has an intense salty-savoury flavour that takes this macaroni cheese recipe to new heights.

If you really do hate it, we’ve got Marmite-free macaroni cheese recipes that we can assure you, you’ll love.

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Nutrition: for 6 servings

Calories: 424kcals
Fat: 17.3g (10.3g saturated)
Protein: 18.2g
Carbohydrates: 47.5g (5.7g sugars)
Fibre: 2.9g
Salt: 1g

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Ingredients

300g macaroni pasta
30g butter
30g plain flour
600ml whole milk
3 tsp Marmite
½ tsp dijon mustard
75g mature cheddar, grated
75g gruyère, grated (see tip)
1 slice toast
Small handful roughly chopped  fresh parsley (optional)

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Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water for 8-10 minutes until almost cooked. Drain, reserving  2 tbsp cooking water. Return the pasta to the pan and stir in the reserved water. Set aside.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in another pan, stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Gradually stir in the milk to make a thick white sauce. Add 2 tsp Marmite, the mustard, most of both cheeses and lots of pepper.
Add the pasta to the cheese sauce, stir to coat, then spoon into a 1.5 litre ovenproof dish.

Spread the toast with the remaining Marmite, then roughly chop and whizz to rough breadcrumbs in a food processor. Toss with the remaining cheese and sprinkle over the pasta. Bake for 15 minutes until golden and crisp on top.
Remove from the oven, rest for 5 minutes, then sprinkle with parsley, if you like, and serve with a green salad.