Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup Rigatoni Bake with Bacon and Curly Kale

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp

olive oil

shallots (chopped)

1 tbsp

flour (heaped)

500 g

Crimini mushrooms

1/2 cup

dried Porcini mushrooms

1 1/2

litre/6 cups-chicken or vegetable stock

sprigs fresh thyme (leaves only)

1/2 cup

double cream/heavy cream

salt

1 tbsp

olive oil

200 g

curly kale (chopped)

2 cloves

garlic

125 g

lean thickly sliced bacon (chopped)

salt

3 cups

cream of mushroom soup

1 cup

mozzarella cheese (grated and divided)

500 g

Rigatoni or any other short pasta

recipe of sautéed kale (see above)