Making your own mac and cheese from the oven

Preparation

• 1

  Preheat the oven to 200ºC.

• 2

  Cook the pasta according to the instructions, but rinse the pasta 2 minutes earlier so that the pasta is just about ready.

• 3

  Melt the butter in a pan and add the flour, paprika and onion powder. Keep stirring until a paste forms and then slowly add the milk. Keep stirring until a creamy sauce forms.

• 4

  Add the cheeses and stir until melted.

• 5

  Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.

• 6

  Mix the pasta into the sauce and pour into a baking dish.

• 7

  Sprinkle breadcrumbs on top, if desired, and place the dish in the oven for about 20 minutes.

• 8

  When golden brown, remove from the oven, sprinkle with the chives and serve.