Recipe#5316

Title: Bacon Cheese Pasta Bake

From: alan@atoc.demon.co.uk 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Bacon and Blue Cheese Pasta Bake 
 Date: 8 Oct 1998 06:34:24 -0600 
 Message-ID: <6vibgg$7fq@boofura.swcp.com> 

350 grams unsmoked, back bacon rashers, de-rinded and chopped (12oz)
 25 grams butter (1oz)
 1 clove garlic, crushed
 125 grams mushrooms, sliced (4oz)
 25 grams plain flour (1oz)
 300 milliliters milk (1/2 pint)
 75 grams blue cheese, (eg Stilton), crumbled (3oz)
 salt and freshly ground black pepper
 250 grams dried fettucine or tagliatelle (8 oz)
 150 grams Mozzarella cheese, chopped (5oz)
 Preheat oven to 180 C/350 F/Gas Mark 4.
 In a large saucepan, melt the butter, add the bacon and garlic and
 cook until lightly browned.  Add the mushrooms and cook for a
 further 1-2 minutes.  Stir in the flour.
 Remove from the heat, and gradually add the milk.  Return the pan
 to the heat, and bring to the boil, stirring constantly until a
 smooth, glossy sauce has formed.  Stir in the blue cheese and
 seasoning.
 Meanwhile, cook pasta following instructions on the pack.  When
 cooked drain, and stir into the sauce.  Transfer to an ovenproof
 dish.  Sprinkle with Mozzarella cheese and cook in the preheated
 oven for 10-15 minutes until browned and serve with a mixed green
 salad.