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29 29.3g / 29%
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Mac & Cheeseburger

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60 Min
Easy

Ingredients

8 Servings

This dish has been optimized for 8 servings. Quantity and times may need to be varied. Here you can find more information about adjusted portion sizes:

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recipe ingredient
0.5  tbsp
Vegetable Oil
500  g
Mined meat
1  Small
Onions, finely chopped
1  tsp
dried oregano
0.25  cup
Hot Water
1  cube
Maggi® Chicken Bouillon
1  g
For mac and cheese layer:
1  tbsp
Butter
1.5  cups
Cooking cream
0.25  cup
Hot Water
1  cube
Maggi® Chicken Bouillon
1  cup
Cheddar cheese, grated
0.5  box
Elbow pasta
100  g
Tomato Paste
4  pieces
Whole dill pickles, chopped
1  g
For the topping:
0.33  cup
Cheddar cheese, grated
1  tbsp
bread crumbs 
1  tbsp
Sesame seeds
2  pieces
Cucumber
1  tbsp
fresh lemon juice
1  large
Shredded carrot
2  pieces
Tomato, deseeded and diced
1  piece
Red Bell Pepper, chopped
1  tbsp
Olive Oil

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Nutrition Value

Carbohydrates
29.34 g
Energy
402.92 kcal
Fats
21.2 g
Protein
23.82 g
Information per serving

Instruction

60 Minutes
  • Step 1

    1 Min
    Preheat oven to 180C and place oven rack in middle position.
  • Step 2

    0 Min
    For filling: Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté minced meat until half cooked. Add onions and cook until onions are soft.
  • Step 3

    1 Min
    Add oregano, hot water and 1 cube MAGGI® Chicken Stock and allow to simmer until liquid is absorbed.
  • Step 4

    1 Min
    To make cheese sauce: In a large saucepan, melt butter, add light cooking cream, hot water, cheddar cheese and 1 cube MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon and stir on medium heat until cheese is dissolved. Take care not to overheat the cream.
  • Step 5

    0 Min
    Add pasta to the pot and allow to cook halfway.
  • Step 6

    0 Min
    Pour half the pasta and sauce mixture into a baking dish, spread tomato sauce over the top, layer the cooked meat and onion mixture followed by pickles and cheddar cheese. Pour the remaining pasta and cheese sauce mixture on top. Sprinkle breadcrumbs, and sesame seeds over.
  • Step 7

    0 Min
    Bake in oven at 180º C for 30-40 minutes or until golden on top and the pasta is soft.
  • Step8

    1 Min
    Served with a kids friendly fresh salad.
Mac & Cheeseburger

Step 1 of 8

Preheat oven to 180C and place oven rack in middle position.

Mac & Cheeseburger

Step 2 of 8

For filling: Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté minced meat until half cooked. Add onions and cook until onions are soft.

Mac & Cheeseburger

Step 3 of 8

Add oregano, hot water and 1 cube MAGGI® Chicken Stock and allow to simmer until liquid is absorbed.

Mac & Cheeseburger

Step 4 of 8

To make cheese sauce: In a large saucepan, melt butter, add light cooking cream, hot water, cheddar cheese and 1 cube MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon and stir on medium heat until cheese is dissolved. Take care not to overheat the cream.

Mac & Cheeseburger

Step 5 of 8

Add pasta to the pot and allow to cook halfway.

Mac & Cheeseburger

Step 6 of 8

Pour half the pasta and sauce mixture into a baking dish, spread tomato sauce over the top, layer the cooked meat and onion mixture followed by pickles and cheddar cheese. Pour the remaining pasta and cheese sauce mixture on top. Sprinkle breadcrumbs, and sesame seeds over.

Mac & Cheeseburger

Step 7 of 8

Bake in oven at 180º C for 30-40 minutes or until golden on top and the pasta is soft.

Mac & Cheeseburger

Step8 of 8

Served with a kids friendly fresh salad.

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