Macaroni Beef

[Kym]

I had this tonight with a couple of extras.  I added some pureed butternut pumpkin to the meat and pureed cauliflower to the cheese saunce.  I have to sneak in vegies wherever possible that my nearly 3 year old can't detect!

[judydawn]

Good thinking Kym, have to be one step ahead of those little tackers 

[judydawn]

Just made this for later, sure makes heaps. Only had to alter the times slightly Robyn and used Chelsea's method of adding the macaroni to save time.  My machine was having trouble coping on soft speed so I had to use 2.5 - luckily the reverse action works well and didn't mash the macaroni ! Posting photos to show how much it made but before the actual cooking so will review the taste later. One for tea, one for the freezer and the little one for Mum.

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

No problem Chelsea, I knew that you wonderful 'pros' would provide us all with a variety of tweaks. 

Definitely not a pro and it is easy to tweak away when you have a great recipe to start with. 

[judydawn]

Tasted great Robyn, I'm going to make this for DD & her family when I am down there next week. Great for a crowd, we will get 8 serves out of it here, others maybe 6.

[Thermomixer]

Good one JD & Kym.  Often have to sneak veg into MrsT's dishes too 

[KarenH]

Made this tonight, with Chelsea's tweaks - although I cooked the pasta separately on the stovetop - which was a good thing, since I read the quantities wrong and used 500g pasta - made a huge quantity 

It was delicious and will definitely be made again!  Since others have attached photos of their finished dishes, I thought I would try and attach a photo of an appreciative devourer of the meal - nothing better than a kid who happily eats up all their dinner, and declares "Mum is a good cooker" 

Thanks for this wonderful dish!

[judydawn]

Looks like one happy little chappy with what Mum served up for him 

[Zan]

Lovely photo, looks like he is loving it - so what sort of mess did he make in the end?

[Very Happy Jan]

He is so cute

[Cornish Cream]

What a cute photo.

[cookie1]

Ooooh.

[CreamPuff63]

a happy gorgeous boy loving his food - what a good endorsement for a recipe 

[KarenH]

Thanks everyone - I think he is cute too, but then I am biased
I was a little worried after I had posted the photo that I should not have put a photo of DS on the forum, since it was not technically a photo of food ..... so apologies if I shouldn't have.
Zan, there wasn't much mess from DS1, but DS2 (15 months old) also tucked into the same dish with gusto, and he made soooooo much mess that I didnt take a photo of that 

[judydawn]

I've just made this for my DD's tea tonight,  I'm sure they will all like it. When I was working and she was at high school, I would come home every night to a meal she had cooked so it is nice to repay the favour now. Just glad she has a TMX down here at her place too.