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Mozzarella pasta bake

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.

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Last modified on: September 30^th 2018

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For 3 people, you will need:

1 ¼ cup ham
2 1 tablespoon olive oil
3 1 cup pasta
4 3 tablespoons mozzarella
5 2 tablespoons Comté cheese

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 7 min.

Fry ¼ cup ham (cut into small pieces) in a frying pan on medium heat with 1 tablespoon olive oil.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cook 1 cup pasta.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Drain the pasta thoroughly.

Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C)

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Put the pasta back into the pan on low heat. Add the fried ham and 3 tablespoons mozzarella cut into small dice.

Stir well for a few minutes to combine well.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Tip the mixture into a buttered gratin dish.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Scatter the 2 tablespoons Comté cheese over the top...

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...

Keeping

Several days in the fridge.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,303 Kcal or 5,455 Kj	57 gr	171 gr	43 gr
65 %	22 %	16 %	7 %

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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 3 people : 1.46 €
Per person : 0.49 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Pasta: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pasta with mushrooms, Sunday night pasta, Penne with purple artichokes, Pasta with green asparagus, Tuna pasta, ... All
	Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Ham "friand" pie, Bistro celery salad, Quick flaky pizza, Frichti from Bruxelles, ... All
	Mozzarella: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quick flaky pizza, Bruschetta, Grilled cheese, Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Harvest Gratin, ... All
	Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potato gratin, Gnocchi alla romana, Hasselback or "Swedish-style" potatoes, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Involtinis, ... All

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