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Elote-style mac & cheese
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By Claire Beaumont, the Technique desk · 27d ago · International · 1 min ·

Elote-style mac & cheese

handful of corianderroughly chopped

Ingredients · Servings 4
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 spring onions finely sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves sliced
  • 1 tbsp mild chilli powder plus extra to serve
  • 340g can sweetcorn drained
  • 300g macaroni
  • 1 litre vegetable stock
  • 200g soured cream
  • 150g cheddar grated
  • 200g feta crumbled
  • 1 lime zested and juiced
  • handful of coriander roughly chopped
Method · 1 h 5 min
  1. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the oil, spring onions, garlic, chilli powder and sweetcorn together in a roasting tin and cook in the oven for 15 mins until the corn is beginning to char.
  2. Stir the macaroni into the tin and pour over the stock. Return to the oven for 15 mins until the pasta has absorbed most of the stock.
  3. Stir in the soured cream, cheddar, 150g of the feta, the lime zest and juice and plenty of seasoning. Sprinkle over the remaining 50g feta and a little extra chilli powder. Return to the oven for 10-15 mins until the macaroni cheese is golden and bubbling. Sprinkle over the chopped coriander to serve.

kcal773

fat39g

saturates22g

carbs70g

sugars12g

fibre8g

protein31g

salt2.84g

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