Broccoli & Pasta Bake
Posted: 23 March '10 by Ciara
Broccoli and Pasta Bake
This is a great crowd-pleasing dish in our house. You can make it as a vegetarian dish or alternatively add bacon, pancetta or chicken.
It’s also quite quick and easy to make.
Ingredients
- 400g Penne Pasta
- 1 red onion
- 250g Broccoli florets
- 2 chicken/vegetable stock cubes
- 1 tablespoon of french mustard
- 200g creme fraiche
- 100g gruyere cheese
- 1 tablespoon of parsley
- 2 handfuls of breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon of mixed herbs
- 50g parmesan cheese
Method
- Heat the grill.
- Boil pasta and chopped onion in salted boiling water for 7 minutes then add florets and boil for a further 3 minutes.
- Reserve 400mls of water, then drain pasta and vegetables.
- Return reserved water to the pan and dissolve vegetable/chicken stock cubes. Whisk in mustard and creme fraiche and season to taste.
- Add pasta, vegetables, gruyere cheese and parsley to the stock, mustard and creme fraiche mixture. Stir until melted.
- Tip pasta and vegetables into ovenproof dish.
- Mix the parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and mixed herbs together, then scatter on top of the pasta and vegetables.
- Place under the grill for 3 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
Tags: vegetarian
Categories: Recipes
