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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal482
    low
  • fat17g
  • saturates7g
  • carbs53g
  • sugars11g
  • fibre10g
  • protein23g
  • salt0.6g

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.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2017

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Overall rating

A star rating of 3.8 out of 5.26 ratings

emmas29

I don't have a grill (I have an Aga), so I cooked the pasta for less time than stated, added a little extra stock to the sauce, and then baked the dish for half an hour in the oven. Like others, I found that it was a little bland once everything was mixed together, even though I had used XX mature…

sorbetsurprise

Delicious! I didn't find it tasteless, added nutmeg as advised. I can see this becoming a staple.

Bella Morris-Lang

It turned into a pancake.... Why?

elmo.thomas

Delicious with nutmeg , healthy too

elmo.thomas

tip

I am cookin this now and added spring onions instead of leeks and plenty of nutmeg as it goes very well with spinach and cheese based dishes.. will post how it turns out!

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