Pasta Bake Recipe

Pasta Bake Recipe
Pasta Bake Recipe

Ingredients fo make Pasta Bake Recipe

600ml milk
40g butter
30-40g plain flour
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard
500g pre-cooked filled
Salt and pepper to season
Cherry tomatoes, halved
Broccoli florets

How to cook pasta bake recipe

  1. Put pre-cooked pasta in an ovenproof dish.
  2. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  3. Melt the butter over a medium heat in a saucepan.
  4. Add flour to the melted butter and mix throughly to form a paste.
  5. Pour in the milk and stir until combined. Add nutmeg and wholegrain mustard. Season with a little salt and pepper.
  6. Keep stirring the milk mixture, still over a medium heat. It will slowly thicken.
  7. Once thickened to the consisitency of gravy remove from heat and pour over the pasta in the ovenproof dish.
  8. Arrange cut tomatoes and broccoli over the pasta.
  9. Bake for 30 minutes and serve.

Variations to make pasta bake recipe

Any pasta shapes can be used. Pasta will have to be cooked according to packet instructions.

Other vegetables can be used eg. sliced courgettes, mushrooms and more to make pasta bake recipe.

Add grated cheddar cheese 10 minutes before the end of cooking time for a richer dish.

If you prefer a meatier dish, replace vegetables with sliced cooked chicken breast, or experiment with other cooked meats.

 

 

 

Cheesy Garlic Bread Recipe

Cheesy Garlic Bread Recipe
Cheesy Garlic Bread Recipe

Ingredients for Cheesy Garlic Bread Recipe

2 part-baked baguettes
40g butter
2 garlic cloves, crushed
½ teaspoon dried thyme
80g of cheddar cheese, sliced

How to make Cheesy Garlic Bread

  1. Put the butter in a bowl and cut in to small cubes. Use a fork to press down and soften.
  2. Peel and crush 2 garlic cloves. Mix with butter to make garlic butter.
  3. Add dried thyme to butter mixture and blend together.
  4. Slice the Cheddar cheese thinly and make little squares of about 2cm each sides.
  5. Now make slits in the baguettes (about 1.5cm apart) using a bread knife. Do not slice completely through the baguette.
  6. Then spread a little of the garlic butter mix in each slit of the baguettes. Be careful not to break the baguettes.
  7. Insert the cheddar cheese slices in each baguette slit.
  8. Place the baguettes under a medium grill for about 4 minutes, in a lower shelf. Check your cheesy garlic  bread each minute to make sure it is not burnt. It is ready when it is only slightly brown at the edges of the slits and the cheese melted.

Suggestions

Cheesy Garlic Bread can be served as a side dish during a barbeque.

Cheesy Garlic Bread is perfect enjoyed dipped in your favourite soup.

Notes

I prefer to use freshly crushed garlic as the smell is less intense ( and to some others less unpleasant) than ready packaged crushed garlic to make Cheesy Garlic Bread.

Dried thyme is optional, I find it enhances the flavour and kitchen aroma, ensuring a quick arrival to the dinner table knowing Cheesy Garlic Bread is being served.

 

 

 

Bacon Brie and Grape Sandwich Recipe

Recipe image coming soon
Recipe image coming soon

I became addicted to a bacon brie and grape sandwich whilst on holiday in Cornwall. There was a cliff top cafe near to where we were staying and this was definitely my favourite item on the menu. A real door step, packed full of flavour and a very welcome reward after the 400 foot climb back up from the beach.

The secret to this recipe is really good, tasty bacon and to trim the excess fat before you start to cook it.

Bacon Brie and Grape Sandwich Ingredients

2 slices of whole grain bread
butter
2 rashers of back bacon
brie
grapes, halved
lettuce and sliced cucumber to garnish

How to make a bacon brie and grape sandwich

  1. Gently shallow fry the bacon on both sides
    until cooked.
  2. Meanwhile, very lightly toast the bread until slightly crispy on the surface
  3. Spread the butter on one side of each slice of bread
  4. Lay the bacon on the buttered side of one slice then add slices of Brie and top with grapes and lettuce
  5. Cover with the second slice and serve with lettuce and sliced cucumber on the side

 

If you really want to make me hungry, snap a quick pic of your bacon brie and grape sandwich  on your phone and tweet me @HobSpotTweets – I’ll probably have to go and make one myself then!!!

BTW I’m always looking for great sandwich combos so if you have any suggestions, leave a comment below to tell me your favourites.