Creamy mozzarella and broccoli pasta bake

Name: Creamy mozzarella and broccoli pasta bake | Asda Good Living
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3 tbsp Cook by Asda plain flour; 1 Low salt vegetable stock cube; 1 Asda Tender and Crunchy Broccoli, florets removed (you can save the stalk for crudités); 569ml (1 pint) Semi skimmed milk; 125g Asda Light Mozzarella cheese ball, roughly torn; 250g pack Asda Fragrant and Juicy Sweet Vine Ripened Tomatoes, sliced; 500g Asda Penne Pasta; 1 The Bakery at Asda White Pitta, blitzed into breadcrumbs

You would never know this creamy sauce is made from just two store cupboard ingredients. The mozzarella makes the sauce super smooth and cheesy.

By Asda Good Living,28th August 2024

Cook: 25 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: £1.22 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 411g serving contains

Energy
2080kj
497kcal

25%

Fat
5.8g

Low
8%

Saturates
2.9g

Low
15%

Sugars
8.6g

Low
10%

Salt
0.45g

Low
8%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
506kj/121kcal

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

1 Asda Tender and Crunchy Broccoli, florets removed (you can save the stalk for crudités)

569ml (1 pint) Semi skimmed milk

125g Asda Light Mozzarella cheese ball, roughly torn

250g pack Asda Fragrant and Juicy Sweet Vine Ripened Tomatoes, sliced

500g Asda Penne Pasta

1 The Bakery at Asda White Pitta, blitzed into breadcrumbs

From your store cupboard

3 tbsp Cook by Asda plain flour

1 Low salt vegetable stock cube

Method

Cook the pasta according to pack instructions, adding the broccoli florets for the last 4 mins. Drain, reserving 250ml of cooking water and set aside.

Meanwhile, off the heat, pour the milk into a medium-sized saucepan and tip in the flour. Over a medium heat, whisking vigorously and constantly, bring everything gradually to a simmer. Continue whisking and cooking until the sauce has thickened, 2–4 mins. Crumble in the stock cube, pour in the reserved pasta water and cook for 2–4 mins more. Season and stir in half the mozzarella until melted then remove from the heat.

Preheat the grill to high. Toss the pasta and broccoli with the sauce and transfer to an oven proof dish approx. 20x28 cm. Top with the pitta, reserved mozzarella and sliced tomatoes and grill for 5 mins until golden and bubbling.

Leftovers? Old pitta bread can be freshened up easily, by popping in the toaster, or sprinkling with water and a short blast in the air fryer. It’s ideal for perfectly portioned sandwiches, or can be turned into mini pizzas. Freeze leftover pasta portions in individual dishes for future busy weeknights.