Rosemary and Speck Mac and Cheese

Serves: 4 People
Prep Time: 30 min
Cooking Time: 30 min
Calories: -
Difficulty: Easy

It only takes a few simple ingredients, olive oil, fresh herbs, and a sprinkle of cheese, to create a pasta recipe worth making again and again.⠀
So much comfort in this easy pasta dish.⠀

Ingredients

2 cups macaroni⠀
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil @j.grove.lebanon
250g speck, rind removed and chopped⠀
250ml milk⠀
240g mascarpone ⠀
130g cheddar cheese⠀
2 tbsp rosemary leaves⠀
Sea salt & black pepper⠀

Directions

Preheat oven to 200°C ⠀
Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water until al dente.
Drain and set aside.⠀
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Add the speck and cook until crisp. ⠀
Remove and keep aside.⠀
Place the pasta, milk, mascarpone, salt, pepper and half the cheddar in the pan and return to high heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring until warm⠀
Place the mixture in an ovenproof dish. Top with the speck, rosemary, pepper and remaining cheddar, and cook for 10 minutes or until golden.
Sprinkle with pepper and serve.

Author Cooking_bel_beit katia_massoud@hotmail.com

Cookingbelbeit.com

Hello, I am Katia the cook Mom behind @cooking_bel_beit. My passionate journey with food began 18 years ago when I became a mother. Through introducing solid food to my babies and trying to instill in them a sense of good taste and healthy habits early on in their lives, something which is very important to me, I got hooked to the smells, the pots, the eggs, the sugar, the butter…in short, all the ingredients that make up the wonderful act of cooking. My kitchen fast became the warmest place in my home, not only because of the heat from the oven but also because of the warmth of my family and the warmth of love; the love of cooking.