Serves: 6, Calories: 470, Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Ingredients:
- 15g butter. 112
- 8 rashers bacon, lardons. 408
- 3 medium (450g) leeks, sliced. 135
- 340g Philadelphia light (family tub). 510
- 250ml boiling pasta water
- 300g dry pasta. 1046
- 2 tsp garlic purée. 34
- White pepper to taste
- 150g Beacon Fell Creamy Lancashire Cheese (TtD). 573
Method:
- In frying pan; Fry bacon until golden.
- Meanwhile, in large saucepan; Cook pasta al dente. Drain. Save 250ml pasta water.
- Preheat oven to 180°C Fan/Gas Mark 6.
- In big Pyrex bowl; Cover leeks with tap water, microwave for 6 mins until softened, drain, set aside.
- In jug; Stir pasta water, garlic, and Philly.
- Transfer pasta, leeks and sauce to 14x10" Pyrex dish. Mix well.
- Sprinkle over grated/crumbled cheese.
- Bake for 20-25 mins until golden.
Calories = 2818
- 2818 / 6 = 470
Alternatively: Omit pasta and water, serve with baked chicken breasts/gammon steaks and potatoes.
Alternatively: Omit pasta, bake with sliced potatoes as a gratin.