Quick Bites: Veggie Mac ‘n’ Cheese with Tracklements Sweet Mustard Ketchup (serves four)

You’ll need

225g macaroni

Pinch salt

250g tenderstem broccoli, cut into 1 inch pieces

50g butter

50g plain flour

475ml milk

225g Cheddar cheese, grated

3 generous tbsp Tracklements Sweet Mustard Ketchup

Salt and pepper

Handful of breadcrumbs – fresh or dried

Method

Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6.

Cook pasta in slightly salted water, reducing the cook time stated on the pack by five minutes.

Add the broccoli about three minutes before the end of the reduced cook time. Reserve half a mug of the hot water before draining the pasta. Put the pasta into an oven-proof dish.

Melt butter in a pan, stir in flour, add the milk and continue stirring until the sauce is smooth and thick. Cook for at least four or five minutes.

Stir in the cheddar until melted and then add the sweet mustard ketchup and the reserved pasta water. Season to taste.

Pour the sauce over the cooked, drained pasta and broccoli, sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and bake in the oven for 25-30 mins until bubbling, crisp and golden.