Ainsley Harriott served up a tasty mac ‘n’ cheese with bacon and leeks on Ainsley’s Food We Love.
The ingredients are oil for frying, 100g bacon lardons or pancetta, 1 leek, trimmed and finely sliced, 40g butter, plus extra for greasing, 40g plain flour, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 700ml full-fat milk, 150g matured cheddar, grated, 250g dried macaroni, 30g white breadcrumbs, 50g Pecorino or Parmesan cheese, finely grated, salt and white pepper
See Ainsley’s recipes in his book titled: Ainsley’s Mediterranean Cookbook available from Amazon now.