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Cheesy Bacon & Broccoli Pesto Pasta Bake

Cheesy Bacon & Broccoli Pesto Pasta Bake

with Spinach & Cheddar Cheese
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on September 02, 2026
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Calories
1020 kcal
Protein
40.2g protein
Preparation Time
35 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Milk
  • Cashew
  • Wheat
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Milk
  • Sesame

Here's an easy, creamy pasta bake to add to your weekly dinner rotation. Roast up broccoli and bacon with our garlic and herb seasoning and toss them together with ‘al dente’ fusilli, basil pesto, baby spinach leaves and cheesy Cheddar for a simple but oh-so-delicious dinner!

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1 packet

Baby Spinach Leaves

1 packet

Basil Pesto

(Contains: Milk, Cashew)

1

Broccoli Florets

1

Cheddar Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

1 sachet

Vegetable Stock Pot

90 g

Diced Bacon

(May be present: Soy, Milk)

1

Fusilli

(Contains: Wheat, Gluten May be present: Sesame, Soy)

1 sachet

Garlic & Herb Seasoning

1 packet

Light Cooking Cream

(Contains: Milk)

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

30 g

butter

(Contains: Milk)

Calories1020 kcal
Energy (kJ)4280 kJ
Fat61.2 g
of which saturates27.4 g
Carbohydrate74.6 g
of which sugars9.6 g
Dietary Fibre8.7 g
Protein40.2 g
Sodium1650 mg
Potassium324 mg
Calcium38 mg
Iron0.7 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
Baking Dish
Medium Pan

Cooking Steps

Start pasta bake
1

• Preheat oven to 240/220°C fan-forced. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to the boil. • Roughly chop broccoli. Transfer broccoli and diced bacon to large baking dish. • Add garlic & herb seasoning and a drizzle of olive oil. Toss to combine. • Roast until tender and browned, 20-25 minutes.

Cook fusilli
2

• While the broccoli and bacon are roasting, add fusilli to boiling water and cook until ‘al dente’, 11 minutes. • Drain and return to saucepan.

Finish the pasta bake
3

• Remove dish from oven. • Add light cooking cream, basil pesto, chicken stock pot, cooked pasta, baby spinach leaves, the butter and half the shredded Cheddar cheese to the baking dish. • Stir to combine. Sprinkle the remaining Cheddar cheese over pasta. • Bake until cheese has melted, 5-10 minutes.

Finish & serve
4

• Divide creamy bacon and broccoli fusilli bake between plates to serve. Enjoy!

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