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Spinach mac 'n' cheese

Name: Spinach mac 'n' cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 85g wholewheat penne; ½ tbsp rapeseed oil; 2 leeks washed and sliced; 50g spelt flour; 2 tsp English mustard powder; 200ml semi-skimmed milk; 80g baby spinach; 50g extra mature cheddar finely grated; 2 tomatoes quartered if large

Sara Buenfeld

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 25 mins

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Your favourite comfort food revamped with fewer calories and more veggies. This vegetarian mac 'n' cheese with spinach and tomatoes is an easy meal for two

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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85g wholewheat penne
½ tbsp rapeseed oil
2 leeks

washed and sliced
50g spelt flour
2 tsp English mustard powder
200ml semi-skimmed milk
80g baby spinach
50g extra mature cheddar

finely grated
2 tomatoes

quartered if large

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal482

low
fat17g
saturates7g
carbs53g
sugars11g
fibre10g
protein23g
salt0.6g

Method

step 1

Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium non-stick pan. Add the leeks, stir well, then cover and cook for about 6 mins or until softened.
step 2

Put the flour and mustard powder in a small bowl and gradually whisk in the milk. Pour into the pan with the leeks and stir with a wooden spoon until thickened. Continue stirring over a low heat while the pasta cooks. It will seem thick but will be diluted later.
step 3

Drain the pasta, reserving the cooking water, then stir the paste into the sauce. Add the spinach and 1-11/2 ladlefuls of the water to make a spoonable sauce, then stir over the heat until the spinach has wilted. Stir in most of the cheese and taste for seasoning.
step 4

Heat the grill. Tip the pasta mixture into a casserole dish, arrange the tomatoes over the top and scatter over the remaining cheese. Grill for 5-10 mins or until bubbling and golden.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2017

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