Creamy Bacon Pasta Bake
with Tomato Rounds & Cheddar Cheese
It’s all hands on deck, this recipe is designed to be cooked by grown-ups and kids together! Cheesy, creamy and loaded with crispy bacon — this pasta bake is comfort food at its finest! Tender pasta is smothered in a rich, velvety sauce, topped with golden melted cheddar, it’s the perfect balance of cosy and crave-worthy. Get ready to dig in!
We’ve replaced the fusilli in this recipe with orecchiette due to local ingredient availability. It’ll be just as delicious, just follow your recipe card!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
1
Tomato
1 packet
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk; )
1 packet
Orecchiette
(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Soy)
100 g
Diced Bacon
1 packet
Chargrilled Capsicum Relish
(Contains: Sulphites; )
1 packet
Baby Leaves
1 packet
Cream
(Contains: Milk; )
1 sachet
Chicken-Style Stock Powder
2
Garlic
Not included in your delivery
1 drizzle
olive oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Boil the kettle.
• Half-fill a medium saucepan with boiling water
over high heat with a generous pinch of salt.
• Cook orecchiette in boiling water until
“al dente”, 11 minutes.
• Reserve pasta water (1/3 cup for 2 people /
2/3 cup for 4 people). Drain orecchiette, then
return to saucepan.
TIP: “Al dente” pasta is cooked through but still
slightly firm in the centre.
• Meanwhile, finely chop garlic.
• Thinly slice tomato into rounds.
Little cooks: Under adult supervision, older kids
can help peel the garlic!
• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil
over medium-high heat.
• Cook diced bacon, breaking up with a spoon,
until golden, 6-7 minutes.
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Stir in cream (see ingredients), chicken-style
stock powder and the reserved pasta water
and cook until slightly thickened, 1 minute.
• Remove from heat, then stir in cooked
orecchiette and baby leaves until combined.
Season with pepper.
• Preheat grill to high.
• Transfer pasta to a baking dish, then top evenly
with tomato.
• Sprinkle over shredded Cheddar cheese.
• Grill until cheese is melted and golden,
8-10 minutes.
TIP: Grills cook fast, so keep an eye on the pasta!
Little cooks: Add the finishing touch by sprinkling
the cheese on top.
• Divide creamy bacon pasta bake between bowls.
• Cut off one corner of the chargrilled capsicum
relish packet and draw a fun face on the pasta to
serve. Enjoy!
Little cooks: Add the finishing touch by drawing a
fun face with the relish.
