Chorizo Carbonara Pasta Bake with Broccoli Crush

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 220°C. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Set aside a medium size baking dish. Cook chorizo. Heat a dry pot on high heat. Add chorizo and cook for 3-4 minutes, until golden. Remove chorizo from pot and set aside. Reserve pot and return to medium heat.
2. Make sauce. Add butter to pot and melt. Once melted, add smoky flour to pot and stir continuously, until butter and flour foam. Add milk and 1/2 tsp salt and bring to the boil. Once boiling, cook for 30 seconds and remove from heat. Stir through first measure of cheese and chorizo. Season to taste and set aside.
3. Cook pasta. Cook pasta in pot of boiling water for about 7 minutes, until almost tender. Drain well and fold through cheese sauce. Transfer pasta to baking dish and smooth out. Sprinkle over breadcrumbs and second measure of cheese. Bake in oven for 8-10 minutes, until golden.
4. Prep & cook broccoli crush. Bring water measure and a pinch of salt to the boil in a pot. Add broccoli, peas and courgette and cook for 5-6 minutes, until tender. Remove from heat and lightly crush with a knob of butter. Stir through lemon juice and season to taste.
5. Serve pasta bake with broccoli crush on the side.