Creamy Double Bacon Pasta Bake
with Tomato Rounds & Cheddar Cheese- Gluten
- Milk
- Sulphites
- May contain traces of allergens
- Soy
- Eggs
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 penne due to local ingredient availability. It’ll be just as delicious, just follow your recipe card!*
Ingredients
1 packet
Penne
(Contains: Gluten; May be present: Soy, Eggs)
2 clove
Garlic
1
Tomato
2 packet
Diced Bacon
½ packet
Cream
(Contains: Milk; )
1 sachet
Chicken-Style Stock Powder
1 packet
Baby Leaves
1 packet
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk; )
1 packet
Chargrilled Capsicum Relish
(Contains: Sulphites; )
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Boil the kettle. Half-fill a medium saucepan with boiling water and add a generous pinch of salt. • Cook penne in boiling water until ‘al dente’, 12 minutes. • Reserve pasta water (1/3 cup for 2 people / 2/3 cup for 4 people). Drain fusilli, then return to saucepan.
Little cooks: Older kids, help add the pasta to the saucepan under adult supervision. Be careful, the water is boiling!
• 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, 4-6 minutes (Cook in batches if your pan is getting crowded). • Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Stir in longlife cream (see ingredients), chicken-style stock powder and the reserved pasta water until slightly thickened, 1 minutes. • Remove from heat and stir in cooked fusilli and baby spinach leaves until combined. Season with pepper.
Little cooks: Help pour in the cream and stir the pasta under adult supervision.
• Preheat the grill to high. Transfer pasta to a baking dish and top evenly with tomato rounds. Sprinkle over shredded Cheddar cheese. • Grill until cheese is melted and golden, 8-10 minutes.
Little cooks: Add the finishing touch by sprinkling the cheese on top.
• Divide creamy bacon fusilli bake between bowls. • Cut off one corner of the chargrilled capsicum relish packet and draw a fun face on the pasta. Enjoy!
Little cooks: Add the finishing touch by drawing faces with the relish!
