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Bacon, Broccoli and Blue Cheese Pasta Bake

Bacon, Broccoli and Blue Cheese Pasta Bake

For a crunchier finish, sprinkle some panko breadcrumbs over the surface of the pasta bake, then transfer to the oven.

Recipe - Sallins - Reilly/Molloy/Mulroe

Bacon, Broccoli and Blue Cheese Pasta Bake

Prep Time10 Minutes

Servings2

Cook Time35 Minutes

Ingredients

1 pinch Black Pepper

300 g Broccoli cut into small florets

100 g Cashel Blue Cheese roughly chopped

1 - Leek thinly sliced

500 ml Low Fat Milk

1 tbsp Olive Oil

1 tbsp Plain Flour

1 pinch Salt

100 g SuperValu Back Bacon Slices chopped

2 sprig SuperValu Fresh Thyme chopped

300 g SuperValu Wholewheat Fusilli or penne or macaroni

Directions

Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6.
Cook the pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water as per the packet instructions. Drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan set over a medium heat. Add the bacon and thyme and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, then add the leeks and cook for a further 2 minutes, until the leeks have softened. Sprinkle in the flour and cook for 1 minute more. Add the milk a little at a time, stirring continuously for 2 to 3 minutes, until the sauce is smooth and thick. Remove from the heat and stir in the blue cheese. Check the seasoning.
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Blanch the broccoli for 2 to 3 minutes, drain and add to the blue cheese sauce. Stir in the cooked pasta, then transfer to an ovenproof dish. Bake for 20 minutes, until piping hot and lightly coloured on top. Serve immediately.

10 minutes

Prep Time

35 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

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Makes 2 servings

1 pinch Black Pepper

Schwartz Black Pepper Ground Jar (33 g)

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€3.20€96.97/kg

300 g Broccoli cut into small florets

SuperValu Signature Tastes Tenderstem Broccoli (150 g)

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€1.59€10.60/kg

100 g Cashel Blue Cheese roughly chopped

SuperValu Signature Tastes Farmhouse Cashel Blue Cheese (125 g)

3 for €10

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€3.35€26.80/kg

1 - Leek thinly sliced

SuperValu Leeks (350 g)

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€1.79€5.11/kg

500 ml Low Fat Milk

SuperValu Light Milk (1 L)

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€1.15€1.15/l

1 tbsp Olive Oil

SuperValu Extra Virgin Olive Oil (250 ml)

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€3.19€12.76/l

1 tbsp Plain Flour

SuperValu Plain Flour (2 kg)

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€2.75€1.38/kg

1 pinch Salt

SuperValu Table Salt (750 g)

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€0.60€0.80/kg

100 g SuperValu Back Bacon Slices chopped

Unsmoked Back Bacon Rind on Rashers (1 kg)

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2 sprig SuperValu Fresh Thyme chopped

Unsmoked Back Bacon Rind on Rashers (1 kg)

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300 g SuperValu Wholewheat Fusilli or penne or macaroni

SuperValu Fusilli Wholewheat (500 g)

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Directions

Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6.
Cook the pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water as per the packet instructions. Drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan set over a medium heat. Add the bacon and thyme and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, then add the leeks and cook for a further 2 minutes, until the leeks have softened. Sprinkle in the flour and cook for 1 minute more. Add the milk a little at a time, stirring continuously for 2 to 3 minutes, until the sauce is smooth and thick. Remove from the heat and stir in the blue cheese. Check the seasoning.
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Blanch the broccoli for 2 to 3 minutes, drain and add to the blue cheese sauce. Stir in the cooked pasta, then transfer to an ovenproof dish. Bake for 20 minutes, until piping hot and lightly coloured on top. Serve immediately.