Recipe: Turkey Pasta Bake with Ham & Mushrooms

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A square close-up of a red dish holding turkey and ham pasta bake. The top of the pasta has been covered with breadcrumbs and cheese and has been browned in the oven. It’s been garnished with a little roughly chopped parsley. A red and cream cloth is just visible in the near corner.

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Recipe: Turkey Pasta Bake with Ham & Mushrooms

This easy recipe for a family friendly ham, mushroom & turkey pasta bake is perfect for using up Christmas or Thanksgiving leftover turkey

Servings:

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time40

Ingredients

25 g butter
25 g flour
100 ml chicken stock
300 ml milk
15 ml olive oil
1/2 medium onion - (chopped)
100 g mushrooms - (sliced)
500 g turkey - (cut into small cubes)
100 g cooked ham or bacon - (cut into small cubes)
200 g pasta shapes
1 slice bread - (crumbled into breadcrumbs)
50 g cheddar - (grated)
Salt and pepper - (to taste)

Instructions

White sauce

In a medium saucepan melt the butter, stir in the flour and cook over a gentle heat for a few minutes.
Slowly add stock and milk a little at a time, stirring as you do so to stop lumps forming. Allow to gently simmer and thicken for 10 minutes taking care to scrape the bottom of the pan.

Pasta

Boil the pasta in a large pan until cooked. Drain, reserving some of the water, and return to the pan.

Other ingredients

Place the oil in a non stick frying pan and fry the onion on a medium heat for a few minutes until translucent. Add the mushrooms and cook until soft. Transfer the onions and mushrooms to a plate.
Add the turkey and ham to the pan and fry for 10 minutes until cooked.

Assembly

Add the sauce, onions, mushrooms, turkey and ham to the pasta and mix well. Add in some of the pasta water if needed to loosen.
Transfer to an oven proof gratin or lasagna dish, sprinkle with the breadcrumbs, and top with the chees.

Bake

Bake at GM4 / 180C / 350F for about 12 minutes until piping hot and the cheese has melted.
Serve immediately with your choice of vegetables.

Notes

Omit the mushrooms and add peas and corn to the bake.
For a more grown up version add chorizo in place of the ham and top with blue cheese.

Nutritional information

This recipe is 18 Weight Watchers Smart Points per portion

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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