Easy & Fast Macaroni

Ingredients

• water [see method]
• 1 cup milk
• 1 dessert spoon of butter or margarine
• 250 g uncooked GF macaroni
• 3 cups of shredded Cheddar cheese
• 2 heaped tsp cornflour
• half large capsicum, diced
• small quantity of Parmesan cheese
• four pieces of finely sliced ham, or equivalent quantity of cooked bacon, cut into 0.5cm strips
• ground pepper and salt

Method

1. Half-fill a large saucepan with water & bring to the boil
2. Stir in macaroni & diced capsicum. Put lid on the saucepan, bring back to the boil, lower heat, simmer for 6 mins, stirring occasionally
3. Take off heat, stir and let stand for 5 mins
4. While macaroni is standing, toss cheese and cornflour together an a plastic bag
5. When the 5 minutes is up, drain liquid from the macaroni
6. Grind pepper and salt (to taste) over saucepan's contents
7. Stir in cheese, milk & ham
8. Place back on stove top and heat for 5 mins at the same setting used to simmer macaroni, stirring occasionally
9. Serve, shaking over Parmesan cheese to taste.