Crispy thyme roasted leek and mushroom pasta bake

Hi,

Hope all is well with you and your families in this difficult time, with the world slowly opening back up. We are really pleased you are getting in touch and getting your ovens cleaned. A great vegetarian recipe this week:

Crispy thyme roasted leek and mushroom pasta bake

Serves 2-3 people

Prep time 10 minutes

 cook time 30-minutes

Ingredients

200 g of tagliatelle 

 2 large leeks cut into half centimetre half moons

 250g chestnut mushrooms roughly sliced

 300ml of creme fraiche

 one tablespoon of olive oil plus more to bake

 onetape teaspoon sea salt flakes

 10 Springs sprigs of fresh thyme leaves only

 75g cheddar cheese grated

 100 g of panko bread crumbs

Preheat the oven to 200C fan/220c/ gas 7. Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes,  until just cooked but still dente. ( if you’re using fresh tagliatelle from the chiller section of the supermarket it’s usually just 3 to 4 minutes).

While the pasta is cooking, sliced leeks and mushrooms and great Cheddar. drop the leeks in with the pasta water for the last minute of cooking then drain well.

Take the pasta and leeks into a roasting tin or lasagne dish and stir through the creme fraiche, olive oil, seasalt and half the time Leaves.  top with the sliced mushrooms and the remaining tyme,  followed by the grated Cheddar and the breadcrumbs.

 drizzle over a little more olive oil, then transfer to the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes,  until the top is Golden Brown and crisp.  Serve hot, with a green salad if you like.

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