Leek, potato & bacon bake

Leek, potato & bacon bake

This bake is a cross between two classics – creamy dauphinoise and pommes boulangère (potatoes cooked in stock), the perfect side dish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Source of vitamin C

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the stock in a large pan, bring to the boil, then add the potatoes and the leeks. Bring back to the boil for 5 mins, then drain well, reserving the stock in a jug.
  2. Meanwhile, butter a large baking dish. Layer up the potatoes and leeks higgledypiggledy, seasoning as you go, then scatter the bacon over the top. Season well, pour over 200ml of the reserved stock, then spoon over the cream (if using) and cover with foil. Can be made up to 1 day ahead and chilled. Bake for 40 mins, uncovering halfway through so that the bacon crisps.

Per serving

153 kcalories, protein 5.0g, carbohydrate 24.0g, fat 5.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 4.0g, sugar 3.0g, salt 0.35 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2008.

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  • 11 March 2012

    Mags Wallace rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious. Made this with braised venison which was also delicious. Probably added slighly less stock and more cream than in the recipe.

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  • 05 April 2012

    SuzA rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We made this as our main dish for dinner tonight, I didn't know if it would be enough without chicken or something but it was lovely on it's own. Will be making again

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  • 16 July 2012

    jules rated this recipe

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  • 09 September 2012

    Janine rated this recipe

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  • 11 October 2012

    charlotte martin rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Went down a treat even tho i did it with lamb sausage instead of bacon.

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  • 26 October 2012

    Christy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A great low calorie dish! usally i find low calorie meals a bit desasterous but this was fantastic.

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  • 07 November 2012

    Layla commented on this recipe

    wonderfully gorgeous! a beautiful taste, loved it! i will be making this again!

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  • 13 November 2012

    mandy commented on this recipe

    we had this tonight i cooked the leeks and potato last night to save time and i used little of the remaining stock and put a coating of breadcrumbs,cheese and mustard powder it was fab

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  • 13 November 2012

    mandy commented on this recipe

    Hi, we had this tonight , i cooked the leeks and potato in stock yesterday to save time just warmed them up i also didn't use all remaining stock and i put on a topping of breadcrumbs,cheese and mustard powder i didn,t use cream and it was fab tempted to have it again this week

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  • 17 November 2012

    Layla commented on this recipe

    Made this for dinner tonight for nan and grandad, absolutely delicious. Loved it, defo a 5 star recipe!!!!!! <3

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  • 17 December 2012

    Donmarie2012 commented on this recipe

    Recipe was spot on. I used a reduced fat cream which worked well. I served mine with Sunday roast last time. I used the excess stock left over from cooking potatoes and leeks to cook all the other veggies I was serving with this dish to give them extra taste. The juice from the dish was perfect poured over everything which made a nice change from gravy (just used a little gravy over beef and yorkshires). My family love this dish!

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  • 21 January 2013

    Miranda Violin commented on this recipe

    Was thinking of substituting pasta as I have bacon, leeks, cream and pasta in the cupboard. Any suggestions?

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Source of vitamin C

Ingredients

  • 600ml chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1kg potatoes , thinly sliced
  • 6 leeks , thinly sliced into rounds
  • 25g butter
  • 3-4 rashers streaky bacon , snipped
  • 3 tbsp double cream (optional)
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Per serving

153 kcalories, protein 5.0g, carbohydrate 24.0g, fat 5.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 4.0g, sugar 3.0g, salt 0.35 g

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