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Baked Penne with Farmhouse Cheddar and Leeks

Baked Penne with Farmhouse Cheddar and Leeks

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This baked penne with farmhouse cheddar and leeks is the ultimate vegetarian comfort food. By slowly sweating a generous amount of leeks in butter, you create a sweet, mellow base that perfectly balances the sharp, salty tang of mature cheddar cheese. The addition of a little mustard and hot pepper sauce provides a subtle hum of heat that cuts through the rich, velvety sauce, ensuring every mouthful is full of depth and flavour.

Ideal for a midweek family supper or a casual weekend gathering, this pasta bake is wonderfully practical as it can be assembled a few hours before you need to eat. Serve it alongside a crisp, bitter leaf salad or some steamed seasonal greens to balance the richness of the farmhouse cheese. It is a reliable, crowd-pleasing dish that brings a sophisticated touch to the classic macaroni cheese format.

Ingredients for Baked Penne with Farmhouse Cheddar and Leeks

60g (1/2 stick) butter
1125g chopped leeks (white and pale green parts only
about 5 large)
60 ml vetemjöl
850ml whole milk
450g extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated (about 950ml packed)
1 matsked dijonsenap
1 tesked stark pepparsås
2 stora ägg
450g pennepasta

How to make Baked Penne with Farmhouse Cheddar and Leeks

Lightly butter 15x10x2-inch baking dish. Melt 60ml butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add leeks; stir to coat. Cover saucepan and cook until leeks are tender, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes (do not brown). Uncover saucepan; add flour. Stir 2 minutes. Add milk; bring to simmer, stirring often. Add cheese, mustard, and pepper sauce. Stir until cheese melts. Remove from heat. Season cheese sauce to taste with salt.

Whisk eggs in medium bowl. Gradually whisk in 240ml cheese sauce. Stir egg mixture into cheese sauce in saucepan.

Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain. Return to pot.

Stir cheese sauce into pasta in pot. Transfer to prepared baking dish. do ahead Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.

Preheat oven to 204°C. Bake pasta until cheese sauce is bubbling around edges and some ends of pasta are golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.

Let stand 15 minutes. Serve hot.

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