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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8-10
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 500 g - SPAR macaroni
- 1 x 250 g - packet SPAR bacon
- 60 ml (¼ cup) - butter
- 60 ml (¼ cup) - cake wheat flour
- 750 ml (3 cups) - SPAR milk
- 500 ml (2 cups) - grated Cheddar cheese
- 2,5 ml (½ tsp) - Tabasco sauce
- 50 ml - SPAR tomato paste
- 10 ml (2 tsp) - salt
- - Pinch of pepper
Method
1 Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease a 30 x 20 x 5 cm ovenproof dish.
2 Cook the macaroni in salted water until al dente. Drain and set aside.
3 Cut the bacon in smaller pieces and fry until crisp.
4 To make a white sauce, melt the butter in a small saucepan over a medium heat. Whisk in the flour until smooth. Gradually whisk in the milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
5 Add the macaroni and bacon to the white sauce. Add half the cheese and the rest of the ingredients.
6 Place in the ovenproof dish and sprinkle over the rest of the cheese.
7 Bake for 30 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
