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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 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

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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.

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

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cook 500 g 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 80 g 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 50 g 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
2,607 Kcal or 10,915 Kj	115 gr	342 gr	87 gr
97 %	33 %	24 %	10 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
343 Kcal or 1,436 Kj	15 gr	45 gr	11 gr
13 %	4 %	3 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
434 Kcal or 1,817 Kj	19 gr	57 gr	14 gr
16 %	5 %	4 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 3.17 $
Per person : 0.53 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Pasta: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sunday night pasta, Pasta with green asparagus, Ham pasta bake, Pasta with mushrooms, Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese, ... All
	Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Rice à l'italienne, Auvergnat tartines, Grilled ham and bechamel sandwiches, ... All
	Mozzarella: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Grilled cheese, Bruschetta and mozzarella, Bruschetta, ... All
	Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Turmeric risotto, Escalope cordon bleu, Courgettes (zuchinis) , Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Hasselback or "Swedish-style" potatoes, ... All

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