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Cheesy pasta bake
Classic comfort food, made with a little help from a delicious, ready-made cheese sauce
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Ready in 55 minutes
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Cooking time 40 minutes
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Prep time 15 minutes
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Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 red onions, cut into wedges
- ½ butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and chopped into 1-2cm cubes
- 2 peppers, 1 red and 1 yellow, deseeded and sliced
- 2 leeks, sliced
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves picked
- 300g trottole pasta
- 130g young spinach
- 350g cheese sauce
- 40g mature cheddar, grated
Method
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1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6. Put the oil, onions, butternut squash, peppers, leeks and thyme into a large roasting dish and season. Toss to combine, then roast in the oven for 20-30 minutes, until the veg is tender and golden.
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Meanwhile, put the pasta in a large pan of boiling water and cook for 10 minutes. Drain, reserving 200ml of the cooking water, then put the pasta back into the pan. Stir through the spinach until wilted, then mix in the cheese sauce, reserved cooking water and roasted vegetables.
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3
Transfer to a large baking dish and top with the grated cheese. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, until the top is golden.
