Macaroni is commonly made from Durum wheat and shaped into short tubes. This particular pasta shape is commonly associated with the classic American dish of macaroni cheese, but there are more uses for this pasta than you might consider, as this collection of macaroni recipes from Great British Chefs demonstrates.

For a more complex macaroni recipe, give Adam Simmonds' slow cooked fillet of veal, pine nut pureé, white asparagus and Parmesan macaroni, although if only mac 'n' cheese will do, look no further than Tom Aikens' basil and garlic macaroni cheese.