Three Cheese & Swiss Chard Pasta Bake Cake

Name: Three Cheese & Swiss Chard Pasta Bake Cake
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 100 g Parmesan cheese, plus extra for the topping; 4 free-range eggs, beaten; 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh dill; Salt and pepper, to taste; 250 g cream cheese; 350 g fresh Swiss chard, trimmed and roughly chopped; 250 g penne pasta; 300 g cottage cheese

Italian Style

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Lavender & Lovage

By Karen Burns-Booth

Published 2019

About

A delightful twist on the usual pasta bake, this “savoury pasta cake” is baked in a cake tin with fresh chard and free-range eggs. The three cheeses make for a tasty and protein packed light lunch or supper dish. Serve warm with seasonal greens or a salad.

Ingredients

250 g penne pasta
350 g fresh Swiss chard, trimmed and roughly chopped
4

Europe
Italy
Supper
Lunch
Main course
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4. Cook the penne pasta according to the packet instructions. Drain in a colander.
Using the same water as the pasta, blanch the chard for a few minutes then drain well and add to the cooked pasta.