Pasta bake

This is based on a Jamie Oliver recipe. My kids whinge about the vegetables but the bacon bits and crunchy cheesy topping make up for it. The quantities are vague because I tend to use whatever I can find in the fridge.

Ingredients

Pasta shapes (macaroni, penne etc.) - a bit less than you would normally use for the number of people you're feeding
vegetables - e.g. broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, green beans, frozen peas, chopped reasonably small
one pack of lardons
1 clove garlic
1 small onion
1 small pot of cream
lots of grated cheese
breadcrumbs

Instructions

1. Put the lardons (or bacon) and chopped onion into a large oven dish, put in the oven at 180°C to cook while you get on with the rest of it.
2. Cook the pasta in a big pan along with your vegetables until just done.
3. Drain but save a mug full of the cooking water.
4. Stir the pasta and veg into the oven dish with the bacon and onions, add the chopped garlic (at this point I also mash up the broccoli and cauliflower). Stir in cream and half the cheese, and add enough of the cooking water to make it nice and saucy. Cover with the rest of the grated cheese and some breadcrumbs, then bake for around 1/2 hr until crusty on the top.