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🍝 Classic Cheese Pasta Bake with Spinach and Ham

741 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• Salt pinch
• Onions, yellow 1 pc.
• Butter 2 tbsp
• Wheat flour, Type 405 2 tbsp
• Milk 300 ml
• Heavy cream 100 g
• Pepper, black ground pinch
• Penne Rigate 500 g
• Leaf spinach 200 g
• Black Forest ham 125 g
• Nutmeg, ground pinch
• Paprika, sweet 0.25 tsp
• Emmental grated 250 g

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius using top and bottom heat.
2. 2. Bring about 5 liters of water to a boil in a large pot and add some salt.
3. 3. Halve an onion, peel it, and cut it into fine cubes.
4. 4. Melt butter in a pot over medium heat.
5. 5. Sauté the onion cubes for about 2 minutes until they are translucent.
6. 6. Dust the onions with flour and stir continuously for about 1 minute.
7. 7. Deglaze the mixture with milk and cream and bring it to a boil.
8. 8. Let the sauce simmer for approx. 12 to 15 minutes.
9. 9. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
10. 10. Cook the pasta in the boiling salted water for 9 to 11 minutes until al dente.
11. 11. Drain the pasta and let it drip dry for a moment.
12. 12. Wash the spinach thoroughly and dry it in a salad spinner.
13. 13. Tear the ham into small pieces using your hands.
14. 14. Season the cream sauce with salt, pepper, nutmeg, and paprika powder.
15. 15. Stir 100 grams of the cheese into the sauce until it has melted.
16. 16. Add the spinach and ham to the sauce and heat everything briefly.
17. 17. Mix the pasta with the sauce in a baking dish.
18. 18. Distribute the mixture evenly in the dish.
19. 19. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the bake.
20. 20. Bake the dish for about 25 minutes in the oven until golden brown.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 741
• Protein: 37 g · Fett/Fat: 44 g · Carbs: 49 g