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 Seffie

    04 October 2012

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  • Binder photo jimiskewl

    01 November 2012

    jimiskewl rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    It was almost like making a ham and mushroom pie but without the pastry! Quite nice and easy to make but I think that there are better pasta dishes out there.

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  • Binder photo Amelie

    26 November 2012

    Amelie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty. Used leek instead of sping onions, added peas and left out the cheese to save calories/washing up.

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  • Binder photo phil ace

    05 December 2012

    phil ace rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this is the first dish i have ever tried to cook from a recipe (my culinary skills usually extend to pie, mash and veg).. worked well.. the wife and kids liked it.. the second time i made it i added bacon (fried lightly with the mushrooms) and sweetcorn (cooked same time as pasta).. added some more milk to coat pasta with sauce better (might try a little more just to thin out sauce).. the wife and kids loved this version.. would really recomend this dish..

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  • Binder photo keenlittlecook

    06 December 2012

    keenlittlecook commented on this recipe

    Absolutely loved this - added Sweetcorn and mixed herbs - was delicious!

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  • Binder photo Kaz

    29 December 2012

    Kaz commented on this recipe

    Really nice recipe, a favourite for our home too! We added frozen peas and a little pasta broth to slacken the sauce. Also used all the cheese in the sauce and grated extra on top as well as adding little noughts of blue cheese which gave it a deeper flavour. Enjoy!

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  • Binder photo Chatonette

    16 January 2013

    Chatonette rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    My husband said it was too bland and stodgy.

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  • Binder photo Ejrow

    27 January 2013

    Ejrow rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Used a little less pasta, and also added sweetcorn, teaspoon of whole grain mustard and used bacon instead of ham. Love it!

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  • Binder photo Sally kindle

    05 February 2013

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  • Binder photo Kat87

    21 February 2013

    Kat87 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this last night - and it was amazing! My brother who doesn't usually eat much had seconds, and it was all gone by the end of the night. I added peas, corn and red onions as well. I'm thinking of adding garlic to the mushrooms next time, and maybe some capsicum as well.

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  • Binder photo marjorie

    31 March 2013

    marjorie commented on this recipe

    made this for 2 people so I halved the amount of pasta but kept the amount of cheese sauce to which I added 1 teaspoon of mustard. I used mushrooms, red and yellow sweet peppers with leftover baked gammon with garlic bread and it was delicious. There's still half left so the original recipe would easily feed 7-8 people. I,ll make this again and try sweetcorn and maybe smoked sausage.

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  • Binder photo Marion

    05 April 2013

    Marion rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i`ve made this pasta dish twice now and used pancetta it is a really easy and very nice meal 3 adults and 2 children had it and i still had some left over for my lunch the next day

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  • Binder photo skosagemaloo

    18 April 2013

    skosagemaloo commented on this recipe

    This was a really bland dish and quite frankly a waste of ingredients. Managed a few mouthfuls before I binned the lot.

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  • Binder photo Sarah

    22 May 2013

    Sarah commented on this recipe

    This recipe was really easy and worked out really well, just made it for my family, but only used 80% of the quantities as theres only four of us, and unusually this recipe is designed to serve 5. It was delicious and didn't take long to prepare, although ten minutes is a bit of an understatement (im an inexperienced cook so I'd say prep time took me about 20-25 mins) My oven is typically quite hot so I took it out after 18 mins, just as the cheese on top was going brown and crispy in places. Perfect timing :) I also grilled some bacon and chopped this instead of the ham, which works just as well. (I used about 1 rasher each)

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  • Binder photo Sarah

    22 May 2013

    Sarah commented on this recipe

    Delicious! I substituted the ham in this recipe for some grilled bacon (1 rasher each). Lowered the quantities to about 80% of whats stated, because theres only 4 in my family, and unusually, this recipe serves 5. The prep time of 10 mins was a bit of an understatement, i took about 25! (but i am an inexperienced cook). Overall really lovely, will definitely bookmark for a nice student meal.

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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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