A golden, crumb-topped pasta bake in a white enamel dish with a blue rim, on a wooden board with a blue-checked cloth

Bacon & Leek Pasta Bake

When I’m planning what to cook each week, I like to include a few budget friendly recipes. They tend to be carb based meals and often they use ingredients you find lurking around your store cupboard and fridge. Bacon and creme fraiche normally have a good shelf life and most of the other ingredients I always have to hand. Does this sound like something your family would enjoy? If so you can find many more recipes like this in my book.

Serves
4

Pasta

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The recipe

Bacon & Leek Pasta Bake

Ingredients

Serves 4

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees c fan 200 degrees c conventional.

  2. Cook the pasta 2 minutes less than packet instructions in salted water.

  3. Add the bacon to the pan and sauté until golden. Add the leeks and garlic, season and cook until soft.

  4. Pour in the stock and cook for 5 minutes. Stir through the creme fraiche, warm through and stir to combine.

    5 min

  5. Drain the pasta and stir into the sauce.

  6. Transfer to an oven dish. Dot the mozzarella around the dish.

  7. Sprinkle with half the cheese. Then the breadcrumbs, followed by the rest of the cheese. Cook in the oven until golden and bubbling. Approximately 20-25 minutes.

    20-25 min

  8. Serve immediately.

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