Best Leek Bacon And Pasta Recipes

LEEK, BACON, AND PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain.
• Fry diced bacon in a large skillet until browned, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon into a bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving drippings in skillet. Cook and stir leek and cremini mushrooms in the hot bacon drippings until mushrooms are tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Return bacon to skillet and stir in bow-tie pasta. Gently mix in sour cream and season with black pepper and parsley. Top with Parmesan cheese to serve.

CHEESY PASTA, LEEK AND BACON BAKE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in boiling water until al-dente and drain.
• Meanwhile saute the leeks, bacon and mushrooms in a pan until soft and cooked. Put to one side. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Melt the butter in a pan and add the garlic clove taking care not to let it.
• start to burn. Add the flour bit by bit to create a roux (paste).
• Bit by bit add the milk stirring all the time (you might want to change to a whisk) until you have a smooth white sauce. Add 3/4 of the grated cheese and the mustard and stir until melted.
• Stir the leek mixture and the cooked pasta into the cheese sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour into a baking dish, top with the remaining cheese and sliced tomatoes and spinkle with herbs.
• Bake in the oven for 20-30 mintues until hot and bubbling.

MUSHROOM, BACON AND LEEK PASTA

Steps:

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POTATO, LEEK, BACON AND CHEESE PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200. Cook pasta in boiling water. Meanwhile, chop potato, leek, onion, garlic
• While the pasta is boiling, add potato. Chop bacon into small pieces; chop/crumble the 2 kind of cheese.
• After the pan come back to a boil for a little while. Drain. (Make sure the pasta and potato is not boiling for longer than 7 minutes and the pasta should still be undercooked.)
• Put the pasta and potato in an ovenproof dish, mix with the cheese. Dissolve some mustard in half a cup of milk/water, pour it over. Layer the chopped veg and bacon on top.
• In to the oven, turn it down to 180. Cook for 20-30 till golden. Stir the top if needed to prevent too much burning. Serve with some blanched kale or other greens for a more balanced meal.

CREAMY LEEK AND BACON PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in slighty salted boiling water.
• add oil to frypan, and gently fry leeks and chopped bacon for about 6 mins or untill leeks are soft then add dried season and evaporated milk and cook gently for another 3mins check for seasoning, you may wish to add pepper at this stage. Stir in cooked pasta and add the parmesan cheese,stir well and serve with crusty bread.