Phil Vickery's borlotti bean bake recipe

Phil Vickery's borlotti bean bake, made with borlotti beans, lemon, fresh parsley, pine nuts, chilli flakes and lashings of double cream is truly scrumptious.

Topped with lovely Mozzarella cheese and served with a side salad of green rocket and onion, it makes for a delicious meal that's packed with flavour.

This cheesy borlotti bean, chilli and pine nut bake also goes well with gluten-free pasta for a tasty dinner that's wheat-free.

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Ingredients

• 200g gluten-free pasta shapes
• 2tbsp olive oil
• 1 x 425g can borlotti beans, well drained
• Finely grated zest of 1 large lemon
• 40g pine nuts
• 4tbsp roughly chopped fresh parsley
• Pinch or two of dried chilli flakes
• 350ml double cream
• 1 x 10g gluten-free vegetable stock cube
• 200g mozzarella cheese, sliced or 50g Parmesan cheese, grated (optional)
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Green salad with rocket and onion, to serve

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F, gas mark 7). Cook the pasta for half the time stated on the pack. Drain well. Toss in the olive oil to stop the pasta sticking together.
2. Meanwhile, place the beans, lemon zest, pine nuts, parsley and chilli in a bowl and mix well. Add the pasta to the bean mixture.
3. Place the cream and stock cube in a small pan, bring to the boil, whisk well to dissolve the cube, then pour over the bean mixture and stir well. Taste, then season if needed.
4. Spoon the mixture into a 28 x 28 x 4cm baking dish. Top with the sliced mozzarella or grated Parmesan, if using, and cook for 20-25 mins or until well browned.
5. Once cooked, remove from the oven and cool for 5 mins before eating, or it will be too hot! Serve with a green salad with plenty of onion and rocket.