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Crusty pasta & broccoli bake

Light and crunchy topping - by Barbara Northwood
  • 14 May 2019
Crusty pasta & broccoli bake
Cook: 10 Minutes - Easy - Serves 4
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Mixing bread and cheese together will give a crusty gratin topping that only needs a couple of minutes under the grill to turn crispy.

Ingredients

400g/14oz penne or macaroni

1 red onion, roughly chopped

250g/9oz head broccoli, stalks chopped small and florets halved

1 vegetable stock cube

1 tsp French or German mustard

200g pot half fat crème fraîche

100g/4oz grated mature gruyère or cheddar

small handful parsley leaves, chopped

4 tbsp fresh white breadcrumbs (or put 1 slice crustless white bread through a food processor)

1⁄2 tsp dried mixed herbs or thyme

Method

  1. Boil the pasta, onion and broccoli stalks in plenty of lightly salted boiling water for about 7 mins, then add the florets and cook for another 3 mins. Reserve about 400ml of the water, then drain the pasta and vegetables.

  2. Return the reserved water to the pan and dissolve the stock cube, whisk in the mustard and crème fraîche, then season to taste. Bring to the boil. Stir in the drained pasta, vegetables and half the cheese, mixing until melted. Stir in the parsley.

  3. Heat the grill for 3 mins. Tip the pasta and vegetables into a shallow, ovenproof dish. Mix together the remaining cheese, breadcrumbs and herbs, then scatter on top.

  4. Stand the dish on the base of a grill pan and grill for about 3 mins, turning if it starts to brown. Keep watching so the top doesn’t start to burn or the cheese will toughen. Remove and leave to stand for 5 mins before serving.

PER SERVING 

652 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 88g, fat 25g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 5g, added sugar none, salt 1.98g

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Barbara Northwood
Barbara Northwood
Barbara has over 38 years experience in the food industry, loves sharing advice, recipes and know-how on everything food. She’s a passionate gardener and being to grow fresh herbs, lemons and rhubarb and more, gives her great satisfaction.

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