Mac & Cheese Muffins
Aileen Cox Blundell
Aileen Cox Blundell
Recipe - Marshes
Mac & Cheese Muffins
Prep Time12 Minutes
Servings12
Cook Time20 Minutes
Ingredients
2 large carrots (sliced and steamed)
500ml milk
1 clove garlic
50g (3 tbsp) butter
2 tbsp plain flour
80g (1 cup) grated cheese
2 sprigs fresh thyme
250g (2 1/2 cups) dried macaroni pasta* (cook as per pack instructions)
2-3 tbsp brown bread crumbs
Directions
Makes 24 Mini Muffins or 12 Large Muffins
INGREDIENTS
- 2 large carrots (sliced and steamed)
- 500ml milk
- 1 clove garlic
- 50g (3 tbsp) butter
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 80g (1 cup) grated cheese
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 250g (2 1/2 cups) dried macaroni pasta* (cook as per pack instructions)
- 2-3 tbsp brown bread crumbs
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 180ºC/350ºF.
- Add the carrots, milk and garlic to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Heat a pan over a medium heat, then add the butter and melt. Spoon in the flour and stir well for about 2 minutes. It is important to cook the flour in the butter until it turns smooth and silky.
- Turn the heat down to a simmer, then slowly pour in the milk mixture stirring well to prevent lumps. Keep stirring until the sauce starts to thicken. Add the cheese and stir until melted then add the fresh thyme.
- Stir the cooked pasta into the sauce, then spoon into muffin cases, then top with a little sprinkle of brown bread crumbs.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until the top of the pasta is golden. Leave until slightly warm before removing from the muffin cases. This will keep the muffins together and make it easy for your baby to manage.
12 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
12
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 12 servings
Dunnes Stores Sweet & Crunchy Irish Carrots 1kg
€1.25€1.25/kg
Dunnes Stores Irish Whole Milk 2L
€2.09€1.05/l
Dunnes Stores Fresh Spanish Garlic
€0.49
Dunnes Stores My Family Favourites Irish Creamery Butter 227g
€1.85€8.15/kg
Dunnes Stores My Family Favourites Plain Flour 2kg
€1.59€0.80/kg
Dunnes Stores My Family Favourites Irish Grated Mild Red Cheddar 475g
€2.69€5.66/kg
Dunnes Stores Irish Herb Thyme 20g
€1.00€0.05/g
Dunnes Stores Macaroni 500g
€0.85€1.70/kg
Dunnes Stores Organic Breadcrumbs 200g
€1.99€9.95/kg
Recipe
Makes 24 Mini Muffins or 12 Large Muffins
INGREDIENTS
- 2 large carrots (sliced and steamed)
- 500ml milk
- 1 clove garlic
- 50g (3 tbsp) butter
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 80g (1 cup) grated cheese
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 250g (2 1/2 cups) dried macaroni pasta* (cook as per pack instructions)
- 2-3 tbsp brown bread crumbs
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 180ºC/350ºF.
- Add the carrots, milk and garlic to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Heat a pan over a medium heat, then add the butter and melt. Spoon in the flour and stir well for about 2 minutes. It is important to cook the flour in the butter until it turns smooth and silky.
- Turn the heat down to a simmer, then slowly pour in the milk mixture stirring well to prevent lumps. Keep stirring until the sauce starts to thicken. Add the cheese and stir until melted then add the fresh thyme.
- Stir the cooked pasta into the sauce, then spoon into muffin cases, then top with a little sprinkle of brown bread crumbs.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until the top of the pasta is golden. Leave until slightly warm before removing from the muffin cases. This will keep the muffins together and make it easy for your baby to manage.