Creamy Bacon Cavatappi
with Broccoli and White Cheddar
Check out this decked-out mac and cheese, for supper! A one-and-done dinner for the whole family with melty white cheddar, smoky bacon and wholesome broccoli.
Ingredients: Broccoli • Cavatappi (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • 35% Cream (cream, milk, dextrose, cellulose gel, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate) (milk) • Bacon (pork, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, spices, smoke) • White cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, cream, salt, calcium chloride, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme, microbial rennet, cellulose, natamycin) (milk) • Yellow onion • Cream cheese (milk ingredients, modified milk ingredients, salt, bacterial culture, lactic acid, guar gum, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) (milk) • Cream sauce spice blend (wheat flour, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, canola oil, silicon dioxide) (wheat) • Chicken broth concentrate (sugars (maltodextrin, sugar), chicken stock, chicken fat, chicken flavor (chicken broth, salt, flavoring, water, glutamic acid, chicken fat, chicken powder, xanthan gum, organic sunflower oil), salt, yeast extract, xanthan gum, natural flavor) • Zesty garlic blend (granulated garlic, cornmeal, salt, dehydrated red bell pepper flakes, spices, sugar, herbs, canola oil, silicon dioxide, citric acid) (sulphites).
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
100 g
Bacon Strips
170 g
Cavatappi
(Contains: Wheat)
227 g
Broccoli
56 g
Yellow Onion, chopped
113 mL
Cream
(Contains: Milk)
½ cup
White Cheddar Cheese, shredded
(Contains: Milk)
10 g
Cream Sauce Spice Blend
(Contains: Wheat May contain traces of: Tree nuts, Milk, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites)
1 unit(s)
Chicken Broth Concentrate
1 unit(s)
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
7 g
Zesty Garlic Blend
(Contains: Sulphites May contain traces of: Tree nuts, Milk, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick pan over medium. When hot, add bacon. Cook for 5-7 min, flipping often, until crispy.** Remove from heat.
- Using tongs, transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Set aside.
- Discard all but 1 tbsp (1 1/2 tbsp) bacon fat from pan.
- Meanwhile, cut broccoli into bite-sized pieces.
- To the boiling water, add cavatappi. Cook for 7-8 min, stirring occasionally, until almost tender but still firm to the bite.
- Reserve 1/4 cup (1/2 cup) pasta water.
- Add broccoli to the pot and cook for 1-2 min, stirring occasionally, until tender.
- Drain and return cavatappi and broccoli to the pot, off heat.
- Reheat pan with reserved bacon fat over medium.
- When hot, add onions. Cook for 2-3 min, stirring often, until tender.
- Sprinkle Cream Sauce Spice Blend and Zesty Garlic Blend over onions, then stir to coat.
- While whisking, add cream and 1/2 cup (3/4 cup) water. Add cream cheese and broth concentrate. Bring to a simmer and cook for 3-4 min, stirring often, until sauce thickens slightly.
- Remove from heat, then stir for 1 min, until cheddar melts. Season with pepper.
- To the pan with sauce, add cavatappi and broccoli.
- Season with salt and pepper, if you like, then stir to combine. (TIP: If you prefer a lighter sauce, add some reserved pasta water, 1-2 tbsp at a time.)
- Divide cavatappi and sauce between bowls.
- Roughly crumble bacon over top.
