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Mozzarella pasta bake

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A good way to use up leftover pasta, or cook some specially for this gratin with fried ham and two cheeses: diced mozzarella for melting texture and grated Comté for a nicely browned top.

10,0293.3/5 for 6 ratings

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Last modified on: September 30^th 2018

For 6 people, you will need:

• 1 100 g ham
• 2 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 500 g pasta
• 4 80 g mozzarella
• 5 50 g Comté cheese
• Total weight: 760 grams

Change those ingredients for: 2 people 3 people 6 people 12 people 18 people

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
6 min.	45 min.	51 min.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge.

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Step by step recipe

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Stage 1 - 7 min.

Fry 100 g ham (cut into small pieces) in a frying pan on medium heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil.

Set aside.

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Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cook 500 g pasta.

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Stage 3 - 3 min.

Drain the pasta thoroughly.

Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C)

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Stage 4 - 3 min.

Put the pasta back into the pan on low heat. Add the fried ham and 80 g mozzarella cut into small dice.

Stir well for a few minutes to combine well.

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Stage 5 - 2 min.

Tip the mixture into a buttered gratin dish.

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Stage 6 - 1 min.

Scatter the 50 g Comté cheese over the top...

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Stage 7 - 30 min.

...and bake for about 30 minutes (do watch the colour towards the end).

Remarks

This is perfect for a Sunday evening supper when you are wondering "What are we going to eat tonight?"

If you don't have Comté, you can use any similar cheese you like: Cheddar, Gruyère, Emmental...

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,607 Kcal or 10,915 Kj	115 gr	342 gr	87 gr
130 %	44 %	32 %	13 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
343 Kcal or 1,436 Kj	15 gr	45 gr	11 gr
17 %	6 %	4 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
434 Kcal or 1,817 Kj	19 gr	57 gr	14 gr
22 %	7 %	5 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

• For 6 people : 2.92 €
• Per person : 0.49 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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