Creamy Bacon & Veggie Pasta Bake
with Cheddar Cheese
Cheese has always been married to pasta, they are inseparable. Make their bond even stronger by baking a thick layer of Cheddar on top of the pasta. Watch as it embraces the fusilli, bacon and veggies in a warm — and very tasty — hug. It’s a match made in heaven!
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Ingredients
1 packet
fusilli
(Contains Gluten; May be present Soy, Egg. )
3 clove
garlic
1
carrot
1
leek
1 stalk
celery
1 packet
diced bacon
1 sachet
Chicken-Style Stock Powder
½ bottle
cream
(Contains Milk; )
1 bag
parsley
1 sachet
Aussie Spice Blend
1 tin
Crushed & Sieved Tomatoes
1 packet
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
(Contains Milk; )
Not included in your delivery
1
olive oil
½ tsp
brown sugar
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Boil the kettle. Half-fill a large saucepan with boiling water, then add a generous pinch of salt. • Cook fusilli in the boiling water over high heat, until ‘al dente’, 12 minutes. • Reserve some pasta water (1/4 cup for 2 people / 1/2 cup for 4 people), then drain and return fusilli to the pan with a drizzle of olive oil to prevent sticking.
Little cooks: Older kids can help add the pasta to the saucepan under adult supervision. Be careful, the water is boiling!
• Meanwhile, finely chop garlic and carrot. • Thinly slice leek and celery.
• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. • Cook diced bacon, breaking up with a spoon, until golden, 3-4 minutes. • Add carrot, celery and leek and cook until lightly browned, 4-5 minutes.
• Add garlic and Aussie spice blend to the frying pan and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. • Add crushed & sieved tomatoes, chicken-style stock powder, cream (see ingredients), the brown sugar and reserved pasta water. Simmer until slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes.
• Preheat the grill to high. • Stir cooked fusilli through the sauce, then transfer to a baking dish. • Evenly sprinkle with shredded Cheddar cheese. • Bake pasta until golden, 5-7 minutes.
Little cooks: Add the finishing touch by sprinkling the cheese on top. Careful the pasta sauce is hot!
• Divide creamy bacon and veggie pasta bake between bowls. • Tear over parsley to garnish. Enjoy!