Leek and Bacon Pasta Bake
An easy weeknight dish made flavourful with sautéed leeks and streaky bacon
Ingredients
- 12 oz penne pasta
- 3 S leeks
- 6 oz streaky bacon chopped
- 2 tbsp butter
- olive oil
- 2 oz plain flour
- 850 ml milk
- 6 oz cheddar cheese grated
- 75 ml double cream
- nutmeg
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180℃
- Cook pasta according to package, add olive oil and salt to water
- Meanwhile, melt butter over low heat to sauté bacon and leeks
- In a separate pan, stir flour, butter, milk into a roux
- Pour pasta and leek mixture into baking dish
- Add the cheddar, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to your white sauce then mix well
- Stir in double cream
- Pour sauce over top pasta mixture in the baking dish
- Mix together topping parmesan, bread crumbs, and two pinches cayenne pepper, and sprinkle over top of pasta
- Bake for 30-40 minutes