After mentioning Potato and Broccoli Tart on the menu plan for last week, Rosie (who blogs here) requested the recipe. Our whole family enjoy this recipe - probably because of the cheesy, bacon-y, potato-y aspect. The broccoli goes down too!
What are you cooking this week?
Potato and Broccoli Tart
Recipe adapted from "Cooking with Aldi" p. 38
Ingredients:
(For the potato crust and filling)
Cooking Spray
750g potato, peeled and chopped
30g butter
1/4 cup shredded cheese
1/4 cup milk
1 head broccoli, chopped into small florets
(For sauce and to finish)
30g butter
250g bacon, chopped
1 onion, sliced
1 tsp minced garlic
1tbsp dried herbs
1/4 cup plain flour
1 and 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup shredded cheese
Method:
(Crust and filling) Preheat oven to 200c and spray a 23cm pie dish with cooking spray
Boil the chopped potatoes until tender, then drain
Place cooked potatoes back in saucepan. Add butter, cheese and milk. Mash until smooth
Smooth mashed potato over the base and sides of prepared dish
Place in the oven and bake crust for 20 minutes (actually, I skip this step)
Steam broccoli florets and place over the cooked potato crust
(Sauce) Melt butter over low heat
Add onion, bacon, garlic and herbs and cook 2 minutes
Add plain flour and stir 1 minute
Add the milk a little at a time, stirring until smooth
Stir until sauce boils and thickens
Pour the sauce over the broccoli (in the pie crust)
Sprinkle with extra shredded cheese
Bake 20 minutes, until lightly browned
Cut and serve with salad (Sorry, I forgot to photograph the finished product)
What are you cooking this week?
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