Mac and Cheese with added Greens

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    50mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    374
based on 38 ratings

The ultimate comfort food, cheese and pasta. This popular classic is the perfect indulgent dinner, we’ve added veg for a green boost!

recipe updated Apr 1, 2025

Ingredients

  • Water icon
    Water
    3 L
  • Broccoli icon
    Broccoli
    100 g
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    40 g
  • Cheese icon
    Cheese
    150 g
  • Parmesan cheese icon
    Parmesan cheese
    10 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    3 teaspoons
  • Macaroni icon
    Macaroni
    200 g
  • Kale icon
    Kale
    150 g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    40 g
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    500 ml
  • White pepper icon
    White pepper
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Mustard icon
    Mustard
    1 teaspoon
  • Breadcrumbs icon
    Breadcrumbs
    20 g
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    1 tablespoon

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Colander
  • kCook icon Baking dish - 2 quart

Step preview

  1. Attach the Stir Tool
  2. Add salt, water and macaroni to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  3. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  4. Cook with splashguard fitted - 8 min, 102°C, Stir 3
  5. Drain content of Cooking Chef XL Bowl into colander
  6. Transfer pasta to baking dish then set aside
  7. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  8. Attach the Stir Tool
  9. Add water, salt, broccoli and kale to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  10. Cook with splashguard fitted - 8 min, 102°C, Stir 3
  11. Drain content of Cooking Chef XL Bowl into colander
  12. Transfer vegetables to baking dish then set aside
  13. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
  14. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  15. Attach the Creaming Beater
  16. Add butter to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  17. Heat until melted - 1 min, 95°C, Stir 1
  18. Then add all purpose flour to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  19. Cook until thickened - 3 min, 98°C, Stir 1
  20. Add milk to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl slowly while machine is running
  21. Mix until combined - 1 min, Stir 1
  22. Cook with splashguard fitted until smooth - 5 min, 95°C, Speed 1
  23. Then add cheese, salt, white pepper and mustard to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  24. Cook with splashguard fitted until combined - 1 min, 95°C, Stir 1
  25. Pour content of Cooking Chef XL Bowl into baking dish carefully
  26. Mix thoroughly until well combined
  27. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese
  28. Drizzle with olive oil
  29. Bake until golden brown - 15 min, 200°C
  30. Serve
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