Creamy ham & mushroom pasta bake

Creamy ham & mushroom pasta bake

Use up the leftovers in your fridge with this hearty family supper dish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 5

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Cook the pasta according to pack instructions, then drain. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6, then melt a little butter in a large saucepan. Fry the mushrooms for a couple of mins, then scoop out and set aside. Use some kitchen paper to wipe out the pan.
  2. Melt the remaining butter in the pan, then add most of the onions and soften for 1 min. Stir in the flour for another min, then gradually stir in the milk until you have a lump-free sauce. Increase the heat and bubble the sauce, stirring for a few mins to thicken. Turn off the heat, stir in the ham and most of the cheese, then season to taste.
  3. Tip the pasta and mushrooms into a large ovenproof dish, then pour over the sauce and mix well in the dish. Scatter over the remaining cheese and spring onions, then bake for 10 mins until golden.
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Tip

Bump up the veg content by adding peas or sweetcorn to the sauce. Or make it veggie: instead of ham, stir through wilted spinach and crumbled blue cheese.

PER SERVING

678 kcalories, protein 31g, carbohydrate 89g, fat 25 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 0g, sugar 8g, salt 1.58 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2009.

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  • Binder photo Krissy

    19 February 2009

    Krissy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this is gorgeous, i added sweetcorn as well, will be making this again, really good comfort food!

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  • Binder photo Lynsey

    20 February 2009

    Lynsey rated and commented on this recipe

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    A great quick tasty dish for mid week. I too added sweetcorn.

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  • Binder photo hunkamunka

    03 March 2009

    hunkamunka rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this last night and it was absolutely delicious. My other half wouldn't stop going on about it! I also added sweetcorn to this and it really bulked it up. Lots of leftovers as there are only 2 of us so we will be having this again tonight!

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  • Binder photo Jo

    07 March 2009

    Jo rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was very scrummy! I added sweetcorn as other people had suggested which worked well. My only criticism is that I prefer the sauce to be a but runnier so i added more milk than suggested.

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  • Binder photo sarahcg

    17 March 2009

    sarahcg commented on this recipe

    I added sweetcorn and red pepper, it was really colourful! Made the sauce a bit runnier as Jo suggested. Yum yum! Bang goes 'Carb free week'!

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  • Binder photo Linda

    25 March 2009

    Linda commented on this recipe

    This was really tasty and very filling. I used 2 small leeks instead of spring onions, blue stilton instead of cheddar and a large garlic clove, crushed. Would definately do it again.

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  • Binder photo MaryW, Finland

    27 March 2009

    MaryW, Finland rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this ahead of time, so that I could put it on when I got back from taking the kids to music. Also I added some mixed frozen veg to up the intake (I used a brocolli, cauliflower, carrot mix). Everyone loved it, will definitely make again!

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  • Binder photo Frantic Flapjack

    30 March 2009

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good comfort food and very tasty. I added a dessert spoon of wholegrain mustard to the white sauce before adding the cheese and it gave it a good depth of flavour.

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  • Binder photo alyssa

    17 April 2009

    alyssa rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very nice. I dont eat pork so i substitute them with chicken. It was very delicious!!

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  • Binder photo hunkamunka

    23 April 2009

    hunkamunka commented on this recipe

    I made this again using Dolcelatte cheese and wilted spinach making it meat free. I still used cheddar in the white sauce and some for sprinkling on top plus the blue cheese so it was particularly naughty but really scrummy!

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  • Binder photo Nickers

    17 May 2009

    Nickers commented on this recipe

    This was fantastic! I didn't have any mushrooms or ham so i substiuted with bacon and sweet potato and it was a great success.

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  • Binder photo muffinlover

    03 June 2009

    muffinlover rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic recipe! I use frankfurters instead of ham to make it a bit more meaty!

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  • Binder photo rebecca

    04 June 2009

    rebecca rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    great weekday meal for weekdays. I agree the sauce is very thick and also the portion size is very large.

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  • Binder photo Arnie :)

    17 June 2009

    Arnie :) commented on this recipe

    Delicious! I Used this for my GCSE food tech exams this week as a prototype dish, the whole thing went very well and i got a B+!!

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  • Binder photo nicky wake

    24 June 2009

    nicky wake rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this the other night for my father in law and myself i took the advice of adding sweetcorn we really enjoyed it my father in law had three helpings, need i say more!

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  • Binder photo rebecca

    04 July 2009

    rebecca rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this tonight for the family. I made 750mls worth of sauce, which seemed about right to keep it nice and moist. Also added some garlic to the mushrooms. Well recieved by all. Next time i will probably use more cheese as hte flavour was slightly subtle for my taste.

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  • Binder photo SarahH

    15 July 2009

    SarahH commented on this recipe

    Absolutely delicious - I make it nearly every week. My husband always has thirds!! I too used sweetcorn as well. Will try next time using tuna instead of ham.

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    15 July 2009

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    Forgot to rate!

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    01 September 2009

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  • Binder photo nickydanny&boys

    02 September 2009

    nickydanny&boys rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious! kids loved it and little one had seconds! really simple to make and will definately be doing this again. loads left over too and its freezable so even better!!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 5

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 500g bag farfalle
  • 50g butter , plus a little extra
  • 200g small mushrooms , halved
  • bunch spring onions , finely sliced
  • 50g plain flour
  • 500ml milk
  • 140g thickly cut ham , chopped
  • 140g mature cheddar , grated
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PER SERVING

678 kcalories, protein 31g, carbohydrate 89g, fat 25 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 0g, sugar 8g, salt 1.58 g

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