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 - Gort - Minihane's
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
2
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 2 servings
Funky Soul Ground Black Pepper (41 g)
€0.89€21.71/kg
SuperValu Signature Tastes Tenderstem Broccoli (150 g)
€1.59€10.60/kg
SuperValu Signature Tastes Farmhouse Cashel Blue Cheese (125 g)
3 for €10
€3.35€26.80/kg
SuperValu Leeks (350 g)
€1.79€5.11/kg
SuperValu Light Milk (1 L)
€1.15€1.15/l
SuperValu Extra Virgin Olive Oil (250 ml)
€2.99€11.96/l
SuperValu Plain Flour (2 kg)
€2.55€1.28/kg
SuperValu Table Salt (750 g)
€0.50€0.67/kg
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Funky Soul Thyme (16 g)
€0.65€40.63/kg
SuperValu Fusilli Wholewheat (500 g)
€1.09€2.18/kg
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.