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Macaroni cheese with bacon in a baking dish

Macaroni cheese with bacon

Name: Macaroni cheese with bacon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 50g pine nuts; 4 slices pancetta or bacon, chopped; 400g macaroni or other short pasta; 300ml pot double cream; 200ml pot crème fraîche; 200g gruyère or mature cheddar, grated; 2 tsp Dijon mustard; green salad to serve (optional)

Ren Behan

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 40 mins

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You don't get much more comforting than a cheesy pasta bake with a crunchy pine nut topping and pieces of salty bacon. Serve with a crisp green salad

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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50g pine nuts
4 slices pancetta

or bacon, chopped
400g macaroni

or other short pasta
300ml pot double cream
200ml pot crème fraîche
200g gruyère

or mature cheddar, grated
2 tsp Dijon mustard
green salad

to serve (optional)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal886
fat60g
saturates34g
carbs60g
sugars4g
fibre3g
protein26g
salt1.4g

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the pine nuts in a dry frying pan, gently toast for 2-3 mins, then tip onto a plate. In the same pan, add the pancetta or bacon and cook for a few mins until crisp.
step 2

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta following pack instructions until al dente. Drain, reserving a ladleful of the pasta cooking water for later.
step 3

Meanwhile, put the double cream, crème fraîche and half the cheese in a saucepan, stir together and gently warm through until the cheese has melted. Take off the heat, stir in the mustard and some seasoning to taste.
step 4

Tip the drained pasta into a large baking dish and stir in the cheese sauce, adding some of the pasta cooking water if it looks a little dry. Sprinkle the toasted pine nuts and cooked pancetta over the top, then scatter over the remaining cheese. Bake for 20 mins until the top is golden and bubbling, then serve with a salad, if you like.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2014

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