MACARONI AND CHEESE IN THE SLOWCOOKER
Recipe posted by Arina Fyfer
FOOD LOVERS RECIPES
Serves 4
225 g macaroni
250 g open cup mushrooms
25 g butter
115 g lean ham
3 medium size ripe tomatoes
50 g freshly grated parmesan cheese
600 ml ready made cheese sauce
Freshly ground black pepper
Handful of fresh basil to garnish
Put the slow cooker on high to preheat for 20 min while you prepare the pasta.
Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil,add the macaroni,bring back to the boil,and cook for 2 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
Meanwhile wipe the mushrooms and slice thickly. Melt the butter in a frying pan until bubbling and hot. Stir-fry the mushrooms for 5 min until slightly softened. Set aside. Cut the ham into small pieces. Wash,dry and slice the tomatoes.
Put the macaroni into the slow cooker dish and mix in the mushrooms and pan juices, ham and grated cheese. Pour over the the cheese sauce and mix gently to make sure the pasta is coated. Arrange the tomato slices on top and season with black pepper. Cover with the lid, reduce the setting to low and cook for about 3 hours until tender and piping hot.
To serve,sprinkle with basil leaves. Serve immediately.
Nota: (Jy kan ook die kaas sous vervang met n tamatie basis pasta sous. )
