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Cheesy Pasta Bake
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- 25 min hands-on
- 75 min total
- Serves 4
- about $4–7 a serving
- Pork
- oven
- skillet
- large pot
Open it in the app → Scaled list, tap-off ingredients, and cook mode with timers. The iPhone app is coming soon; the web mockup runs it now.
Ingredients serves 4
- 300-400gPasta (Fusilli recommended but not essential)check the label: may contain eggs
- 50gButter
- 100gFlour
- 200mlMilk
- 400gCheddar Cheese
- 6Rashers of bacon (optional)check the label: may contain soy
Method one step at a time, with timers in the app
- Grate the cheese.
- Chop up the bacon into roughly 2cm x 2cm squares.
- Start cooking the pasta.
- Start melting the butter in another saucepan.
- Once melted, add flour and mix until the mixture forms a paste that does not stick to the sides. The quantity of flour required may vary.
- Now start adding the milk slowly, while mixing, as to avoid lumps.
- Heat on low heat while stirring until the sauce becomes thick. If unsure, taste the sauce, and if you cannot taste the flour, it is ready for the next step.
- Add 80% of the cheese and stir until melted in.
- Drain the pasta and add to baking dish.
- Add the sauce and mix in.
- If using bacon, fry it up and mix into the dish, making sure to include any fat that comes out of the bacon for extra flavour.
- Use the rest of the cheese to cover the top.
- Bake at gas mark 6 for about 30 minutes.⏱ 30 min
Allergens, with the fine print read
- ⚠Contains dairy, gluten.
- ?Check the label: Pasta (Fusilli recommended but not essential) may contain eggs, depending on the brand.
- ?Check the label: Rashers of bacon (optional) may contain soy, depending on the brand.
- !These tags haven't had their final human sign-off yet. Always read the label.
Original recipe by techiedamien, published in the public domain by Public Domain Recipes (Unlicense). Shown as written; not yet tested in the Socrabites kitchen.