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Pasta Bake recipe

A quick, satisfying dish packed with flavour.
 
Ingredients:-
 
2 Chicken Thighs
4 Rashers of Bacon
4 Tbsp Green or Red Pesto
250g Pasta (We used  Gluten free Fusilli)
25g Margarine
25g Plain flour (We use Gluten free flour)
400–500ml Milk
80g Cheese, grated (We used Cheddar)
1 tsp dried Rosemary or mixed Herbs
Salt and Pepper
 
Method-
 
(1) Boil the Pasta in salted water until it is partly cooked but still has plenty of bite.
(2) Drain the Pasta and set aside.
(3) Roast the Chicken Thighs and Bacon until the Bacon is crispy and the Chicken meat is easy to separate from the bone. Set aside to cool.
(4) Set a little crated Cheese aside.
(5) Making the Cheese sauce - Melt the butter in a saucepan.
(6) Stir in the flour and cook for 1–2 minutes.
(7) Take the pan off the heat and gradually stir in the milk to get a smooth sauce. Return to the heat and, stirring all the time, bring to the boil.
(8) Simmer gently for 8–10 minutes and season with salt and pepper.
(9) Stir in cheese and allow to melt.
(10) Strip the Chicken from the bone and cut into pieces and cut the Bacon up.
(11) Set a small amount of the cooked Pasta aside.
(12) Mix the remaining Pasta with the Pesto, Chicken and Bacon.
(13) Transfer to a casserole dish.
(14) Pour the Cheese Sauce over the pasta.
(15) Mix the remaining Pasta, grated Cheese and Rosemary and sprinkle over the Cheese Sauce.
(16) Roast in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes until the Cheese sauce has browned and the topping is slightly crunchy.
 
We served ours with home made Coleslaw.

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We had a little Pork mince in the fridge so Sue decided to make a variation on her Monster Burger. We're calling this the Boar Burger! Yes it's a bit elaborate, but it was fun – tasted really goos and fed three of us ( Including Buster the Dog!) For less than the cost of a “Reasonably Content Meal from Burgers R Us”!!!! ( Let's not get into Registered Name wars - but you know the place I mean.....)
 
Burger Ingredients:-
 
200g Pork mince
1 small Onion, finely diced
Onion Salt
Garlic Salt
Black Pepper
Paprika
1 tsp of Capers
Dried Parsley
1 Egg to bind
 
Courgette Fritters:-
 
½ a Courgette sliced
Soaked in White Wine Vinegar for 20 minutes
Dredged in seasoned flour
Fried until crispy
 
Bun Dressing:-
 
Mayonnaise & Tomato Sauce
 
Method:-
 
(1) Prepare all the ingredients.
(2) Fry your burgers until cooked but not over done.
(3) Assemble as below.
 
Putting it all together:-
 
(1) Cut the bum in half (We used Sue's Gluten Free bun – Recipe here).
(2) Add your bun dressing to the bottom.
(3) Add the following ingredients from the bottom up – Lettuce, Sliced Onions, Sliced Tomatoes, your cooked burgers with cheese melted over, fried Bacon Bits and Courgette Fritters.
(4) Plonk the top on.
(5) Enjoy!
 
We served ours with Potato Fritters and home made Coleslaw.

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