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cheesy pasta bake with broccoli, green beans and linseed

14 June 2013 by Dominic Franks

…it’s been a completely crazy week again and what was once Monday is now Friday and I can’t quite believe how i’ve managed to fit it all in… between the lovely film crew from yahoo.com spending the day in my kitchen filming me for a new collection of short stories about food heritage and making a Total Greek Yoghurt celebration cake at an Eric Lanlard masterclass, which quite frankly was a little more like a frenzied episode of the Generation Game than a study in elegant patisserie, I think i’ve done quite well not to collapse… body still healing and I’ve realised that 2 weeks in bed means I have no strength for the basic things like standing up for more than an hour or running up the escalator at Oxford Circus (believe me, I had to sit down for 10 minutes)… which is why a hearty bowl of fresh and healthy pasta and vegetables is exactly what I need to revive myself… quick and easy and just very very tasty…

cheesy pasta bake with broccoli, green beans and linseed
I was recently sent some very tasty laughing cow light with emmental from the good people at the laughing cow who make the famous delicious cheese triangles… I always remember eating the original French la vache qui rit when we went on holidays to France as a child and have loved them ever since.  I’ve always found them to be a very good quality processed cheese and when you’re in need of something cheesy and creamy on toast in the middle of the night they’re a little triangle of loveliness… and now they’re extending their range into a few other flavours… it’s nice to see them grow up a bit with the emmental and blue cheese flavours… which work great on their own or perfect in this creamy cheesy pasta bake…

for the bake
500g Garofalo Fusilli pasta
a handful of purple sprouting brocolli
a handful of green beans
1 teaspoon linseed
50g parmesan
4 laughing cow cheese triangles

for the cheese sauce
50g butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1/2 pint milk and 1/2 pink veg stock

50g parmesan 
50g mozzarella 
4 laughing cow cheese triangles

start by par-boiling the pasta in a lot of boiling water… take it as far as the al dente stage then drain and pour into your baking dish

next steam your veg, again to the al dente stage, it needs a little bite as it’s going to be baked again and you don’t want it turning to mush, layer the veg over the pasta in the baking dish

now make your cheese sauce by heating the butter gently in a small sauce pan, then once it’s melted take the pan off the heat and add the flour.  Stir this until you get a thick paste, then add a little drop of milk and stir this in… continue this way, placing the pan on and off the heat and you stir until you have a nice thick sauce, once all the milk has gone let it bubble very gently for about 5 minutes so that the flour cooks off then add the mustard and the cheeses and stir in.

pour this sauce over the pasta and veg, then add a few more torn bits of cheese and a sprinkling of parmesan and some linseed then bake for 20 minutes until golden and bubbling

eat and of course, enjoy!

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  1. Magnolia Verandah says

    15 June 2013 at 2:52 am

    I loved these little cream cheese triangles as a child – I always thought they were such a treat, there is quite an art to unwrapping that silver paper. I bought them when my children were young too to pop into lunch boxes, but had completely forgotten about them. What a perfect size they are to have in the fridge to pop into something like this quick and tasty bake.

  2. Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes says

    15 June 2013 at 3:21 am

    Mmm, this looks delicious and comforting! A glass of wine and I'm there! xo

  3. Kalyan P says

    15 June 2013 at 6:52 am

    looks delicious & mouthwatering!

  4. StephenC says

    15 June 2013 at 2:23 pm

    Forgive this poor Yankee who has to ask if linseed is seeds. Over here the only linseed I'm familiar with is oil, and I don't even know if it's edible. I'll only see your answer here: scrout1944@msn.com

  5. Sue/the view from great island says

    15 June 2013 at 4:19 pm

    This looks like the ultimate comfort food, and I agree about the Laughing Cow, even the light version is surprisingly good!

  6. Karen S Booth says

    15 June 2013 at 5:10 pm

    Great recipe Dom and I see you are a film star again then?? Hehehe! LOVE laughing cow cheese too, as you say, it's the best of the processed cheeses! Karen

  7. Susan Lindquist says

    15 June 2013 at 5:16 pm

    Oh dear, jazzed up mac and cheese! Love the veg element! Def a healthier pasta fix! Hugs! I see you're back to world domination thinking/doing!
    Good work!

  8. Louise Campbell says

    15 June 2013 at 5:24 pm

    Cheesy pasta is such a guilty pleasure these days – I love that you have made it all grown up and healthy. Will have to give it a go…

  9. The KitchenMaid says

    15 June 2013 at 11:33 pm

    Look at you and your sneaky linseed ways! I am glad to see all these people admit a shameful love of the Laughing Cow (it's French, it can't be bad for us!) Can't wait to see you on the small screen (and in person) x

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