"Pasta baked with mixed seafood in a creamy white béchamel sauce. It's like a gratin made with pasta - which is why I describe this as French-ish! The key to getting gorgeous flavour in the sauce is searing the seafood in the skillet first, then making the sauce in the same skillet to soak up all those seafood flavours!..."
INGREDIENTS
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7oz/200g macaroni or other pasta of choice
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1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, separated
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1 lb / 500g mixed raw seafood (Marinara seafood mix) (Note 1)
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2 leeks, white and pale green part only finely sliced
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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3 tbsp butter
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3 tbsp flour
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2 1/2 cups milk
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1 chicken bouillon cube (or 1 1/2 tsp chicken stock powder) OR 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
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3/4 cup panko
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1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (high recommended)
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Finely chopped fresh parsley (optional)