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Baked pasta with mushrooms and cooked ham

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 35 minutes, around $1.87 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

35mintotal
≈ $1.87a serving
554kcalper serving
25gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Baked pasta with mushrooms and cooked ham, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 200 °C, convection if you have it.

  2. Cook the pasta

    Bring a saucepan of water to a boil with the pinch of salt, then cook the 170 g of elbow pasta for 8 min, a little less than the package says. Drain it in the colander.

    Tip · Keep the pasta a little firm, it finishes cooking in the oven. Serve the gratin with a green salad.

  3. Prep the mushrooms and ham

    Wipe the mushrooms with a damp towel, slice them, then cut the ham into small squares.

  4. Sauté the mushrooms

    Melt the 5 g of butter in the skillet over medium-high heat, add the mushrooms and brown them for 6 to 7 min, stirring. Add the ham for the last 1 to 2 minutes.

    Tip · Don't stir the mushrooms right away, let them brown for 2 to 3 min first. They'll release their water and then turn golden, without boiling.

  5. Make the sauce

    In the bowl, mix the 7 cl of crème fraîche, the 3 cl of milk, the pinch of nutmeg and the pepper. Pour the sauce over the mushrooms and ham, then stir it in off the heat.

  6. Assemble the gratin

    Toss the drained pasta with the mixture, then pour it all into the baking dish. Sprinkle with the 35 g of shredded cheese.

  7. Bake until golden

    Bake the dish at 200 °C until the top is nicely golden and it's bubbling around the edges. Let it rest 2 min before serving.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 554 kcal. 47% comes from carbs, 18% from protein and 33% from fat.

65 gCarbs
25 gProtein
20 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy554 kcal
Protein25.4 g
Carbs64.6 g
of which sugars4.7 g
Fat20.4 g
of which saturated fat12.7 g
Fiber3.7 g
Salt1.2 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $1.87 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $3.74for 2 people
≈ $1.87a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. And it freezes really well.

2 daysin the fridge
Very wellin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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