But I will miss Nigel. The theme this week is Cheerio as we are giving Mr. Slater a sendoff. For me, I will continue whipping up recipes from my newest acquisition Eat. We’ll always have Potluck at IHHC, won’t we Nigel?
Since a friend of mine received this book for Christmas last year she was kind enough to share a few of the recipes with me early. I have already made Marmalade Chicken from this book as well as Pork Chops with Figs. (Thanks for the preview Mrs. L. ! )
My first pick from my copy of this book is a spaghetti bake. The main recipe calls for bacon, garlic and cream but there are other variations for this dish on the preceding page. I decided to combine two of them and add mushrooms.
Ingredients and Directions:
Cook 1 pound of spaghetti or bucatini until al dente. Drain, cool in colander under running water and set aside. Cut 12 slices of smoked bacon or ham into finger think pieces.
Peel and thinly slice 4 cloves of garlic and cook with bacon until bacon is crisp. Toss in a few handfuls of sliced mushrooms and cook until softened. Now they have bacony goodness saturating them – yum!
But drained pasta into bowl with 1 2/3 cups heavy cream and ¼ cup vegetable stock along with the bacon, mushroom and garlic mixture. Toss it together and place in a baking dish. Sprinkle lots of parmesan cheese over the top and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.
Dreamy.
I won’t say Cheerio to Nigel as I know he will be a regular for my Potluck contributions. Love this book.
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ReplyDeleteThe spaghetti bake looks wonderful!!
ReplyDelete~ Catherine
That spaghetti bake really does look awesome! I'll be sad to see you're adventures with Nigel come to an end but am looking forward to your next six months!
ReplyDeleteI'm am pinning this one, man does it look delicious.
ReplyDeleteAnything with bacon, garlic and cream has got to be good. Sounds delish!
ReplyDeleteAnything with bacony goodness is okay in my book! I love pasta dishes like this. I'll definitely be giving this one a try, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletePasta bakes are great! Noms.
ReplyDeleteYour pasta dish looks so delicious! Bacon makes everything extra yummy! I should get a copy of this book, have seen some delicious recipes from it!
ReplyDeleteI will still be using my two copies of Nigel's cookbooks, will definitely be seeing Nigel again! Cookbooks! Don't we just love our cookbooks!! I'll be "lost" without them! :)
Bacon makes EVERYTHING good! What a yummy recipe.
ReplyDeleteYum! While Eat didn't work out for me this looks absolutely amazing! I do plan out trying more of Nigel Slater's recipes. I'm hoping I have more luck with it in actual cookbook form instead of ebook form.
ReplyDeleteThis dish really looks delicious. I am ordering EAT now,
ReplyDeleteI really love Nigel Slater too and know we'll all be using his recipes with a degree of regularity! This pasta bake looks scrumptious! Put bacon in a creamy sauce and you can't go wrong in my book!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a delicious bowl of pasta! I rarely make pasta at home, but love a good bowl of fresh pasta at a restaurant that really knows who to do it well!
ReplyDeleteYum, looks fabulous, Tina - all that garlicky, bacony goodness :-) Actually there is a spaghetti bake in Tender, Vol 1 too which I've made a few times with chicken, mushrooms and leeks - it's become one of our regular standbys when we have leftover roast chicken.
ReplyDeleteI love Nigel Slater too - and often turn to Eat for inspiration. I enjoyed his memoir too. Cheers from Carole's Chatter
ReplyDeleteThis does look pretty dreamy--especially with those mushrooms you added. I'll definitely be going back to Nigel for Potlucks because of how easy and good his recipes are. ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh Tina, this is a dreamy recipe for certain. You simple can't improve on pasta, bacon, cheese, and garlic. It's all the good stuff!
ReplyDeleteSort of a baked Carbonara. You :)
ReplyDeleteShelleyrae @ Bookd Out
This looks so delicious, I could bite into the monitor!
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ReplyDeleteYummy, yummy, yummy.
ReplyDeleteI am going to subscribe so I don't miss your recipes.
Thanks, and thanks for stopping by my blog earlier.
Elizabeth
That looks absolutely scrumptious! I was cooking with Nigel before he became featured chef and I also won't be stopping now - too many recipes marked that I still haven't made!
ReplyDeleteThis pasta sounds quite tasty! I've already purchased a Diana Henry cookbook so hopefully I can cook along more!
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ReplyDeleteThank you all for such nice comments - I appreciate it!!
ReplyDeleteOff to visit now.......
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ReplyDeleteSinful Tina but oh so yummy, lol!!! I have enjoyed getting to know Nigel through your posts. It seems many are going to miss him but, I'm sure the next choice will be just as stimulating:)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing, Tina...
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ReplyDeleteHe just makes food that you cannot help wanting to eat. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI will prepare a few dishes on Potluck with a Nigel theme, Louise, it's that good :-)
ReplyDeleteMrs L, so true! I would love to see your copy of his book. I think it's different