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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  • 21 March 2011

    emmadoots rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    i made this last night for an easy tea and it was really tasty, though i did deviate from the recipie somewhat!i used celery in the base and a tablespoon of creme fraiche to finish the sauce, as it tasted a little floury. i would definitely recommend this dish for a quick and tasty tea!

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  • 08 April 2011

    Elizabeth commented on this recipe

    Delicious ! the whole family loved it with the addition of corn, red pepper and chicken instead of ham. I also reduced the pasta to 300g and it still filled a large Pyrex dish . Will also add more cheese next time and mustard as someone suggested. 5 stars

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    05 May 2011

    Ida rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this for 12 people last night. It worked really well, good one for feeding a crowd. Two thing though... First, adding sweetcorn is a MUST. Second, you need to add quite a bit more milk to get enough sauce and even with 750ml (not the 500ml in the recipe) I felt it could have had a bit more sauce!

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  • 06 May 2011

    AshlyRobyn commented on this recipe

    Me & My other half have just made this but we did our own little twist and made it with tuna will let you know how it tastes once we have eaten it all :)

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    15 May 2011

    sal rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 23 May 2011

    inathalie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was awesome, it took me a little time to prepare and tasted great. Very creamy and filling, also extremely tasty! I followed the recipe almost exactly, as my mom doesn't like sweetcorn. If I were doing it for myself, I'd add sweetcorn too.

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  • 22 June 2011

    StaciiMarie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for me and my husband, added peas though but was lovely ^^

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  • 22 July 2011

    Cleaning Fairy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Whole family loved this, we had loads left over for lunch the following day

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  • 31 July 2011

    Beth rated this recipe

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  • 26 August 2011

    mandy rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This is quite nice although 500g of pasta is far too much and 500ml of sauce far too little which makes it a bit on the stodgy side I would imagine. I cut down on the pasta and increased the sauce but will do even more so next time.

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  • 16 September 2011

    Steph rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was very easy to make and delicious. I substituted spring onions for a large leek, and added a heaped teaspoon of English mustard. I also used slightly less pasta and made a bit more sauce. I think next time I'd also add parmesan (I think it would be really good with some stilton but my boyfriend doesn't like blue cheeses) to give it a bit more of a flavour kick.

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  • 16 September 2011

    splodgemeister rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Definitely one for the binder. I too added peas & sweetcorn and I also used a sliced smoked pork sausage instead of ham. It was yummy! As with other comments I found the pasta to sauce ratio was wrong so next time will make less pasta and more sauce. Other than that there's nothing bad to say about this recipe. Even the leftovers the following day were delicious.

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  • 06 October 2011

    Lanie85 rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 11 October 2011

    Pewtersfood rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Far too easy to mess up & I did

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  • 24 October 2011

    Camdentam rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    We love this recipe and we now have it regularly. I tend to half most of the recipe as there is only the three of us. I also add sweetcorn, sometimes peas and sometimes bacon if there is any spare in the fridge. My 19 month old daughter loves this meal and by adding extra veg like sweetcorn and peas, it helps towards her 5 a day :)

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  • 02 November 2011

    Mian8910 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I didn't really enjoy this as it didn't really taste anything....

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  • 17 November 2011

    lilmiss_annie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I just made this for my mom and me was yummy

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  • 26 November 2011

    Karen Bush rated this recipe

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  • 03 January 2012

    Nicola rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious and super easy to make!

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  • Binder photo lmc

    12 January 2012

    lmc rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty. Makes a large quantity so had as cold dish for lunch too. I also followed the suggestion of adding garlic, sweetcorn and peas. I used leek rather than spring onion.

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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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