Spinach mac 'n' cheese
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 85g wholewheat penne
- ½ tbsp rapeseed oil
- 2 leeks, washed and sliced
- 50g spelt flour
- 2 tsp English mustard powder
- 200ml semi-skimmed milk
- 80g baby spinach
- 50g extra mature cheddar, finely grated
- 2 tomatoes, quartered if large
Method
- STEP 1
Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium non-stick pan. Add the leeks, stir well, then cover and cook for about 6 mins or until softened.
- STEP 2
Put the flour and mustard powder in a small bowl and gradually whisk in the milk. Pour into the pan with the leeks and stir with a wooden spoon until thickened. Continue stirring over a low heat while the pasta cooks. It will seem thick but will be diluted later.
- STEP 3
Drain the pasta, reserving the cooking water, then stir the paste into the sauce. Add the spinach and 1-11/2 ladlefuls of the water to make a spoonable sauce, then stir over the heat until the spinach has wilted. Stir in most of the cheese and taste for seasoning.
- STEP 4
Heat the grill. Tip the pasta mixture into a casserole dish, arrange the tomatoes over the top and scatter over the remaining cheese. Grill for 5-10 mins or until bubbling and golden.
