TURKEY PASTA BAKE
TURKEY PASTA BAKE
TURKEY PASTA BAKE

Ingredients
  • 300g/10½oz dried pasta shapes
  • such as penne or fusilli
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • plus extra for greasing
  • 4 rashers smoked streaky bacon
  • thickly sliced
  • 1 onion
  • finely chopped
  • 500g/1lb 2oz jar tomato and basil pasta sauce
  • 150ml/5fl oz double cream
  • 350g–500g/12oz–1lb 2oz leftover cooked turkey
  • cut into small chunks
  • 75g/2½oz mature Cheddar cheese
  • coarsely grated
Directions
  • Half fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add the pasta and cook for 10 minutes
  • or until just tender.
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Lightly oil a large
  • shallow
  • roughly 2.5 litre/4½ pint lasagne dish
  • or similar pie dish.
  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the bacon and onion for 8 minutes
  • or until lightly browned. Stir in the pasta sauce and cream. Add a large ladleful (around 100ml/3½fl oz) of the pasta cooking water and bring to a simmer. Stir in the turkey pieces and season with ground black pepper.
  • Drain the pasta in a colander
  • then return it to the saucepan. Stir in the pasta sauce and turkey meat.
  • Transfer to the greased dish and sprinkle with the cheese. Bake for 15–20 minutes
  • or until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown. Serve hot.