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Ingredients

300g dried pasta (fusilli, penne are ideal)

4-6 rashers smoked bacon, cut into strips

1 small head purple sprouting broccoli cut into stalks

25g butter

25g plain flour

350ml milk

100g red Leicester cheese

Salt and pepper

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Method銆赌

Get a pan of water on to boil (preferably one that has a steamer too) and when boiling add the pasta. Cook according to packet instructions and 2-3 minutes before the end of cooking time add the broccoli to the steamer on top of the pasta.

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While the pasta cooks dry fry the bacon in a non-stick pan until crispy and put to one side.

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In a saucepan melt the butter until lightly foaming and then stir in the flour. Cook for a minute or two then whisk in the milk bit by bit until you have a thick sauce. Add a little salt and plenty of pepper, remove from the heat and stir in most of the cheese.

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Preheat an oven to 200C.

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Drain the pasta and put it back into the pan you cooked it in. Mix in the bacon, broccoli and sauce then put it all into a large oven proof container.

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Sprinkle over the remaining cheese then put into the oven for 20-25 minutes until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown on top.