
Short pasta with ham and broccoli in a creamy cheese sauce.
Always a hit with both young and older epicures.
??? | broccoli, cut into florets and diced stalks | ??? | |
??? | pipe rigate, shells, or other short cut pasta | ??? | |
??? | butter, unsalted | ??? | |
??? | white flour (all purpose) | ??? | |
??? | milk, partly skimmed, 2% | ??? | |
??? | Cheddar cheese, or Emmenthal, grated | ??? | |
??? | ham, diced | ??? | |
??? | nutmeg, grated | ??? | |
??? | pasta cooking water | ??? | |
??? | salt [optional] | ??? | |
??? | ground pepper to taste [optional] | ??? |
Keep the serving dishes in the oven at the lowest setting so they are warm when you serve.
Put a colander in the sink to drain the cooked pasta so that it will be ready when needed.
The sauce can be made 2-3 days ahead, refrigerated, then reheated while you cook the pasta.
per 1 serving (410 g)
Amount % Daily Value |
Calories 480 |
Fat 12 g 19 % |
Saturated
6.7 g
35 % |
Cholesterol 50 mg |
Sodium 720 mg 30 % |
Carbohydrate 69 g 23 % |
Fibre 5 g 20 % |
Sugars 7 g |
Net Carbs 64 g |
Protein 24 g |
Vitamin A 26 % |
Vitamin C 100 % |
Calcium 22 % |
Iron 15 % |
Food Group | Exchanges |
---|---|
Starches | 3 ½ |
Vegetables | ½ |
Milk and Alternatives | ½ |
Meat and Alternatives | 1 |
Fats | 1 ½ |
Loved by all, especially 2 1/2 year old who wanted seconds. Easy to make, fast and kids love it.
Very good recipe! We replaced the ham with mild chorizzo and it was amazing!
No changes made to recipe - found it to be tasty, and nicely filling. Only 'negative' comment would be that I had to keep track of 3 saucepans cooking away (pasta, broccoli, sauce) practically at the same time - bit of a pain but not terminal.