Serves 4. Great with garlic bread on the side.

Ingredients

• 350g macaroni pasta
• 2tbsp butter
• 1 garlic clove
• 1tsp English mustard
• 3tbsp plain flour
• 500ml milk
• 250g mature cheddar
• 50g parmesan

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180C
• Boil the pasta for 2mins less than the cooking time, and drain
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan (slightly bigger than the pan to fit the pasta)
• Add the garlic and mustard, and cook for 1 minute
• Stir in the plain flour
• Cook for 1 more minute, then slowly add the milk, whisking the whole time
• Simmer for 5 minutes, whisking the whole time until the sauce thickens
• Take it off the heat and stir in most of the cheddar, and half of the parmesan
• Taste and season the sauce
• Stir in the pasta and tip into an ovenproof dish
• Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top and bake for 20mins or until golden on top