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📋 Gochujang Mac and Cheese
Spice up (literally) your ordinary mac and cheese with gochujang! This recipe features high protein chickpea pasta coated in a creamy, spicy cheese sauce that is lower in fat than conventional and still big in flavor!
3 servings • Prep time: 5 minutes • Cook time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- [ ] 240ml low fat milk
- [ ] 50g sharp cheddar cheese
- [ ] 4 tsp all purpose flour
- [ ] 1 tbsp butter
- [ ] 2 tsp gochujang
- [ ] 2 cloves garlic
- [ ] Salt, to taste
- [ ] 250g chickpea pasta
- [ ] 20g panko breadcrumbs - for the crunchy topping (optional)
- [ ] Cooking spray - for the crunchy topping (optional)
Instructions
- Chop garlic and grate cheddar cheese.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve about 120ml pasta water and drain. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan, add butter, garlic and gochujang. Cook over medium-low heat until fragrant.
- Whisk in flour and about 60ml of milk until smooth. Then, stir in remaining milk and bring to a boil, whisking constantly, until thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in grated cheese. Season to taste with salt.
- Add cooked pasta and stir to coat pasta in sauce. Thin out the sauce with pasta water, 1 tbsp at a time, if necessary.
- Serve immediately in your favourite pasta bowl.
- Alternatively, you can bake the mac and cheese. Transfer to an oven safe dish and top with panko crumbs. Lightly spray with cooking spray, then broil in the oven for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!
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RecipesMainsGochujang Mac and Cheese
5 min
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15 min
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Vegetarian
Spice up (literally) your ordinary mac and cheese with gochujang! This recipe features high protein chickpea pasta coated in a creamy, spicy cheese sauce that is lower in fat than conventional and still big in flavor!
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Ingredients (3 servings)
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240ml low fat milk
50g sharp cheddar cheese
4 tsp all purpose flour
1 tbsp butter
2 tsp gochujang