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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.

30K 8 3.5

Last modified on: September 30^th 2018

Keywords for this recipe:Pasta Ham Cheese Gratin sunday night

For 18 people, you will need:

0 300 g ham
1 6 tablespoons olive oil
2 1 kg 500 g pasta
3 240 g mozzarella
4 150 g Comté cheese
Total weight: 2,280 grams

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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.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 7 min.

Mozzarella pasta bake : Photo of step #1

Fry 300 g ham (cut into small pieces) in a frying pan on medium heat with 6 tablespoons olive oil.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

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Cook 1 kg 500 g pasta.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

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Drain the pasta thoroughly.

Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C)

Stage 4 - 3 min.

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Put the pasta back into the pan on low heat. Add the fried ham and 240 g mozzarella cut into small dice.

Stir well for a few minutes to combine well.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

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Tip the mixture into a buttered gratin dish.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

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Scatter the 150 g Comté cheese over the top...

Stage 7 - 30 min.

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...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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
7,820 Kcal or 32,741 Kj	344 gr	1,025 gr	260 gr
391 %	132 %	97 %	39 %

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 18 people : 8.76 €
Per person : 0.49 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Pasta: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tagliatelle with cockles, Spaghetti with mushrooms, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Penne with Mushrooms, Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, ... All
	Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Croque-monsieur, Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, ... All
	Mozzarella: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Grilled cheese, Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Quick flaky pizza, Harvest Gratin, ... All
	Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Small cheese and bacon rolls , Chicken Brussels pie, Montlebon toast, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Jura bread, ... All

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