Recipes

Ingredients

• 180g wholemeal macaroni or any other pasta
• 200g broccoli, cut into thumb size pieces
• 2 small carrots, washed and diced
• 100g mushrooms sliced
• 1 small leek, washed, trimmed and sliced
• 600ml semi-skimmed milk
• 50g corn flour
• 100g extra mature cheddar cheese, grated
• 25g Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard
• pinch ground pepper

Utensils

• Chopping board
• Grater
• Kitchen scales
• Knife
• Large ovenproof dish
• Large saucepan
• Measuring jug
• Medium saucepan
• Sieve
• Small saucepan with a thick bottom
• Vegetable peeler
• Wooden spoon

Step 1

Preheat oven to 200ᵒC/gas mark 6 and put the macaroni in a large pan of boiling water to cook, follow the cooking times on the pack instructions.

Step 2

While the pasta is cooking, steam the all the veg except for the mushrooms until almost soft but still with a little bite

Step 3

Add the cornflour to a small pan with a little of the milk and heat gently while stirring with a whisk.

Step 4

While whisking, add the rest of the milk in a little at a time until it becomes thicker.

Step 5

Add the extra mature cheese, along with the mustard and pepper.

Step 6

Once the pasta and vegetables are cooked, strain the pasta and add back to the pan.

Step 7

Add the vegetables, sauce and raw mushrooms to the pan, mix together well and place into the ovenproof dish.

Step 8

Grate the Parmesan cheese on top.

Step 9

Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes until golden brown and bubbling.

Each portion provides on average

Energy 1439kj 344kcal 17.2%

Fat 14.6g 21%

Saturates 8.47g 42%

Carbohydrates 37.07g 37%

Sugars 12.2g 14%

Salt 0.87g 15%

Protein 18.9g Med

Fibre 5.98g High

Food Value

Calcium

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Magnesium

Iron

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Copper

Manganese

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Selenium

Vitamin a

Vitamin c

Vitamin d

Vitamin e

Vitamin k

Thiamine

Riboflavin

Niacin

Pantothenic acid

Biotin

B6

B12

Folate

Feeling fuller for longer

Using wholemeal pasta in this recipe, or even half and half wholemeal/white pasta increases the beneficial fibre content and keeps us feeling fuller for longer.

Variety of veg

This is a great recipe to use as a base, where you can experiment with lots of different vegetables, herbs and spice combinations.

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