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Hot Honey Pigs in blankets Mac and Cheese

If you love comfort food with a fun twist, this pigs in blankets mac and cheese is about to become your new obsession. It combines creamy, gooey, ultra luxurious mac with the salty crispiness of classic pigs in blankets, all finished with a sweet and spicy hot honey drizzle. It is the kind of dinner that feels celebratory and nostalgic, yet playful enough to work for a weekend treat, a Christmas crowd pleaser or a cosy night in!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, British
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 2 x Large pots (one for pasta and one for mac and cheese sauce)
  • Oven tray
  • Deep oven dish

Ingredients
  

  • 350 g macaroni
  • 3 tablespoon butter
  • 3 tablespoon flour
  • 600 ml milk
  • 100 g cheddar grated
  • 100 g red leicester grated
  • 100 g gruyere grated
  • 50 g mozzarella grated
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic granules
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon mustard
  • Salt and pepper
  • 12 pigs in blankets
  • 2 tablespoon honey mixed with ½ teaspoon chilli flakes

For topping

  • Crispy sage sage fried in oil
  • Thyme leaves

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 220C (430F) . Cook the pigs in blankets for a few minutes less than the packet suggests, flipping halfway so they start to crisp but do not fully brown. This keeps them juicy when baked into the pigs in blankets mac and cheese. Meanwhile, Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk until combined to create a smooth paste. Slowly pour in the milk while whisking. The mixture will thicken into a silky base. Keep whisking until slightly thickened.
    3 tablespoon butter, 600 ml milk, 12 pigs in blankets, 3 tablespoon flour
  • Add Cajun seasoning, paprika, garlic granules, onion powder, salt, pepper, and mustard. These deepen the flavour of the pigs in blankets mac and cheese and balance out the richness.
    1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon garlic granules, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon mustard, Salt and pepper
  • Whisk in half of the cheddar, gruyere, red Leicester and mozzarella. Turn off the heat once everything melts into a smooth sauce.
    100 g cheddar, 100 g red leicester, 100 g gruyere, 50 g mozzarella
  • Stir the cooked macaroni into the sauce until fully coated. Pour everything into an ovenproof dish. Scatter the remaining cheese over the top, then nestle the pigs in blankets into the macaroni. Drizzle hot honey over the top and cook for around 15 minutes until bubbling, golden and crisp on top.
    2 tablespoon honey mixed with ½ teaspoon chilli flakes, 350 g macaroni
  • Top with crispy sage, thyme leaves and an extra drizzle of hot honey before serving.
    Crispy sage, Thyme leaves

Notes

Grate your own cheese rather than using pre grated bags. Anti caking agents stop the cheese from melting smoothly, which affects the creaminess of the sauce. Freshly grated cheese melts into a silky, velvety texture that makes the mac and cheese extra indulgent.
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