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Ingredients

6 portion(s)

onion

  • 1/2 brown onion
  • 1 carrot, cut into 3 chunks
  • 120 g diced ham or bacon
  • 30 g Butter, cubed
  • 80 g tasty cheese, cubed
  • 30 g Parmesan cheese, cubed
  • 1 mc of frozen corn
  • 1 mc of frozen peas
  • 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 50 g plain flour
  • 500 g Milk
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 250-350 g pasta - such as macaroni or shells or spirals
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Recipe's preparation

  1. 1. Quickly boil a small amount of water in the kettle then add about 1 inch to your Thermoserver to pre-warm it, lid on. 

    2. Fill the kettle right up and set to boil.

    3. Add the onion to your TM bowl & chop 2sec/sp7.

    4. Add the carrot & chop 2-3 sec/sp5.

    5. Add the butter & ham/bacon then saute 4mins/ 100 degrees /sp1.

    6. While this is cooking, tip the inch of water out of the Thermoserver, add the dry pasta then fill almost to the top with the freshly boiled water.  Give it a stir to separate the pasta before placing the lid on. 

    7. Add the cubed cheeses, peas & corn, mustards, flour, milk & seasoning to the Thermomix bowl.  Cook 10mins/90 degrees/Counter-clockwise operation/sp3.

    8. Once the sauce has finished cooking, drain & rinse the pasta through a colander (your Varoma base works nicely), then tip pasta back into the Thermoserver.  Add the sauce & stir to combine. 

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Tip

This is a super-quick, easy meal for nights when Mum & Dad are going out but need to feed the kids first!!

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  • Great easy mac & cheese for the kids. Winners all...

    Submitted by Bradjenhicks on 4. September 2017 - 17:37.

    Great easy mac & cheese for the kids. Winners all round here. I changed my slightly but a great dish non the less!

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  • Used leftover pasta and rest of leg ham, frozen...

    Submitted by foxylennox on 13. January 2017 - 19:35.

    Used leftover pasta and rest of leg ham, frozen missy veggies too

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  • Was very yummy, only had my thermie for a week,...

    Submitted by Mmbecca on 26. December 2016 - 22:45.

    Was very yummy, only had my thermie for a week, was quick and easy to make, thanks for sharing Big Smile

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  • Great alternative to get the

    Submitted by Eloise_au on 26. June 2016 - 12:18.

    Great alternative to get the kids to eat more veg however I prefer the traditional 

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  • So easy!! And delicious

    Submitted by klaussmouse on 12. January 2016 - 20:11.

    So easy!! And delicious too... Thank you so much tmrc_emoticons.)

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  • Great recipe. I added some

    Submitted by linda6330 on 30. December 2015 - 00:57.

    Great recipe. I added some gourmet stock powder to my sauce, which tasted great. My pasta was a little too al dente but it was the type of pasta I used. I will make it again.

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  • Thanks so much for sharing

    Submitted by boots1331 on 23. August 2015 - 13:22.

    Thanks so much for sharing this, its a favorite in our household, miss 22 months LOVES it, and I love that this makes so much I can freeze it for later 

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  • Our new favourite

    Submitted by Ms RhiB on 21. July 2015 - 14:37.

    Our new favourite meal!!!

    Thank you for sharing!!!!  Such a clever way to do the pasta too and no pots to clean woohooo!!!

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  • Yum! Kids loved it.. I cooked

    Submitted by Eryns_mummy on 22. March 2015 - 16:45.

    Yum! Kids loved it.. I cooked the pasta seperate in the pan while making the sauce in the thermie and brought it together in the thermoserver at the end! Great quick meal. Thanks  tmrc_emoticons.)

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  • As it stands in these

    Submitted by bjajun on 21. March 2015 - 17:23.

    As it stands in these instructions, the sauce was undercooked with a distinct floury taste.  Subsequently I have added cornflour instead of plain flour & this worked great.  I cooked step 7 on reverse which certainly kept the sauce chunkier.

    I used small spirals and they were undercooked as well using this method, however I think if I had have rested the sauce & pasta together in the thermoserve for longer this might have turned out better.

    I would try this recipe again but as with one of the comments above I would probably cook the onion/carrot mixture for longer ?5 minutes & step 7 on reverse.

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  • That was amazing!!! but i had

    Submitted by kylie_maree11 on 6. March 2015 - 01:31.

    That was amazing!!! but i had printed this before the reverse step was added, but it still tasted great!

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  • Love love l

    Submitted by Mrs W on 21. December 2014 - 23:43.

    Love love l

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  • I thought i'd try this for

    Submitted by gingerchef_jess on 12. December 2014 - 19:48.

    I thought i'd try this for different mac n cheese recipe. It was nice but i think some of the veggies tooks away the cheesy taste, maybe if they were fresh instead of frozen . 

    Jess

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  • Kids loved this. Nice, quick

    Submitted by Jadeo1978 on 19. October 2014 - 21:31.

    Kids loved this. Nice, quick easy meal 

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  • Yummy. My 19 year old and I

    Submitted by Rhondajc on 6. September 2014 - 19:20.

    Yummy. My 19 year old and I both had seconds. Will add a few more veges next time, and it will be one where I use up the veges in the crisper.  Gluten free corn pasta spirals worked beautifully. I also made it fructose friendly by leaving out the onion.  To make it low FODMAP - use non dairy or lactose free milk. 

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  • Oh my goodness! What an

    Submitted by LISA WOODHAM on 21. August 2014 - 19:49.

    Oh my goodness! What an awesome recipe! Super quick and easy! My kinda meal! Thanks heaps kmcgibbon

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  • HI, Thanks for your feedback.

    Submitted by kmcgibbon on 30. July 2014 - 11:23.

    HI,

    Thanks for your feedback.  I have made a few changes to the recipe based on the feedback from you and others.  Yes, reverse is a good idea if you find that the veges are getting mushed.  However, I wouldn't go any slower than sp3 as you will find that sauce sticks on the bottom - painful to clean. 

    I am surprised that your sauce tasted undercooked, as I based this recipe on the EDC Bechemal sauce, which is cooked in only 7 mins.  I have increased the cooking time for the onion at the beginning, though.

    Re: the pasta being undercooked.  I have actually noticed that some brands work better than others (I wouldn't try wholemeal pasta this way, either!).  I found that Vetta didnt work as it needed a lot of rinsing; it was very gluggy.  Good old Woolies no-name brand is fine - go figure!  Do make sure you cover the pasta in a good inch or 2 of extra boiling water and give it a stir to separate, before putting the lid on. 

    Kirstie

    Independent Thermomix Consultant

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  • Speed 4 in last step chopped

    Submitted by Babymushroom on 19. July 2014 - 18:59.

    Speed 4 in last step chopped everything very small but it still tasted great. My 10 and 8 year old loved cooking it  Big Smile

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  • Fussy master 2 devoured this

    Submitted by JSummer83 on 2. July 2014 - 21:52.

    Fussy master 2 devoured this for dinner ! I had exactly 15 minutes before i had to be out the door this afternoon and this sauce was done in time. Thank you tmrc_emoticons.)

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  • This recipe is so quick and

    Submitted by Charmain on 22. May 2014 - 17:23.

    This recipe is so quick and easy, my hubby's whipping it up right now. Love it so much. TFS.

    Mad About My Thermie


    Thermomix Consultant

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  • Just made this again tonight

    Submitted by kmcgibbon on 15. May 2014 - 17:55.

    Just made this again tonight for my kids (actually, reheated left-overs from a few nights ago).  I had just made pesto and didn't bother to clean out the bowl, just chucked the cheese sauce into the dirty bowl and reheated it - awesome!!  The kids didn't seem to notice the slight green tinge ....  Big Smile

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  • Great quick recipe, however

    Submitted by Mrs Foodie on 3. May 2014 - 21:53.

    Great quick recipe, however would recommend cooking the onions for longer as the sauce tasted a bit too raw onioney also don't be shy on the seasoning and mustard :o)

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  • This was a hit In our house,

    Submitted by Two Green Peas on 5. April 2014 - 21:59.

    This was a hit In our house, even with the fussy toddler.

    I added sweet potato into step 3 to make it a 5 veg dish - ticks the right boxes!

    step 7 I found speed 4 (even on reverse) turned it into a sloppy sauce rather than chunky as in the picture - as a pleasant upside I think this smuggled the veggies past my toddler, but generally I think speed 1 or 2 reverse would be best for chunky.

    I added 4 eggs to my leftovers and baked for 25min on 200 degrees to mmacaroni mini quiches for lunch boxes.

    thanks for sharing this one Kristie, it'll be a regular for us!

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