BROCCOLI AND BACON PASTA BAKE

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A delicious and tasy mid-week meal. Sourced from taste.com.au but I have used cheese sauce to bind it rather than their suggestion of 1 cup cream and 2 eggs beaten togetherTo me that sounded rather too rich and fat ladden.

Provided by Kiwi Kathy

Categories     Vegetable

Time 40m

Yield 6 , 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

300 g pasta shells
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 onion, small and chopped
350 g broccoli
1 cup peas, frozen
1 1/2 cups cheese sauce
50 g cheese, grated for garnish

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 180C.
  • Cook pasta according to the directions on the packet. Drain and return to pan.
  • Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the bacon and onion and cook until soft and lightly browned.
  • Break the broccoli into small florets. Cook the broccoli and peas in a steamer until tender.
  • Gently mix together the broccoli, bacon, onion, peas and cheese sauce. Spread into a 2 litre ovenproof dish . Sprinkle with cheese. Bake until golden. About 15 - 20 minutes.
  • Serve with mashed potatoes and a salad if desired.

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