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Cheesy mash with bacon and spring onions

Name: Cheesy mash with bacon and spring onions
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 1kg floury potatoes, chopped; 200g diced pancetta; 25g unsalted butter; Generous splash of double cream; 60g grated gruyère cheese; Bunch of spring onions, sliced

Published: 31 Jan 14
Updated: 18 Mar 24

This cheesy mash with bacon makes a wonderfully comforting side dish and would go perfectly with toad in the hole or sausages.

Easy
February 2014

Test kitchen approved

Serves 6
Hands-on time 20 min, simmering time 20-25 min

This cheesy mash with bacon makes a wonderfully comforting side dish and would go perfectly with toad in the hole or sausages.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 363kcals
Fat: 22.2g (11g saturated)
Protein: 12.1g
Carbohydrates: 29g (2.5g sugars)
Fibre: 3.3g
Salt: 1.5g

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Ingredients

1kg floury potatoes, chopped
200g diced pancetta
25g unsalted butter
Generous splash of double cream
60g grated gruyère cheese
Bunch of spring onions, sliced

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Method

Put the potatoes in a large saucepan of cold salted water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until tender.
Meanwhile, heat a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the pancetta for 7 minutes or until crisp. Set aside.
Drain the potatoes, then return to the pan over a low heat to dry out. Mash well with the butter and cream until smooth. Stir in the cheese, the pancetta, the pancetta fat and the spring onions. Season, then serve with the toad in the holes.