Pasta with Broccoli and Ham

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97% would make this recipe again

Short pasta with ham and broccoli in a creamy cheese sauce.

Always a hit with both young and older epicures.

Preparation : 10 min Cooking : 15 min

480 calories/serving

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Ingredients

1 3/4 cup	broccoli, cut into florets and diced stalks	220 g
150 g	pipe rigate, shells, or other short cut pasta	2 1/4 cups
1 tbsp	butter, unsalted	14 g
1 tbsp	white flour (all purpose)	8 g
2/3 cup	milk, partly skimmed, 2%	170 mL
1/3 cup	Cheddar cheese, or Emmenthal, grated	26 g
70 g	ham, diced	1/2 slice
1 pinch	nutmeg, grated
1/4 cup	pasta cooking water	65 mL
1 pinch	salt [optional]	0.2 g
	ground pepper to taste [optional]

Before you start

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.

Method

Prepare the broccoli: clean it and cut it to separate the florets. Peel off and discard any though skin from the stalks and cut them into small pieces. Blanch the broccoli 3-4 min, then drain and set it aside, but keep it warm.
To save time, the rest of the sauce preparation and pasta cooking can be done at the same time. Cook the pasta.
In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and cook 2 min with stirring. Slowly whisk in the milk then bring to a boil. Add the grated cheese while stirring until the sauce is smooth. Add the ham, broccoli, and grated nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper. Add a few tablespoons of the pasta cooking water to dilute the sauce a little bit.
Add the drained pasta to the saucepan, then mix well. Serve in the warmed dishes.

Remarks

The sauce can be made 2-3 days ahead, refrigerated, then reheated while you cook the pasta.

Nutrition Facts Table

per 1 serving (410 g)

Amount % Daily Value
Calories 480
Fat 12 g 19 %
Saturated 6.7 g + Trans 0.3 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 %

Amount

% Daily Value

Calories

480

Fat

12 g

19 %

Saturated 6.7 g
+ Trans 0.3 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 %

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Servings of Canada's Food Guide

1 serving of this recipe is equivalent to :

Vegetables and Fruits :	1 ½	servings
Grain Products :	3	servings
Milk and Alternatives :	½	serving
Meat and Alternatives :	½	serving

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Claims

This recipe is :

Free :: Added Sugar
Excellent source of :: Folacin, Magnesium, Manganese, Niacin, Phosphorus, Selenium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Zinc
Good source of :: Calcium, Fibre, Pantothenic Acid, Potassium, Vitamin B6, Vitamin D
Source of :: Copper, Iron, Vitamin E

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DIABETES Exchange

1 serving of this recipe is equivalent to :
Food Group	Exchanges
Starches	3 ½
Vegetables	½
Milk and Alternatives	½
Meat and Alternatives	1
Fats	1 ½

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Members' Reviews

89 Reviews (84 with rating only ) 97% would make this recipe again

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jetmekanik 2 Pasta with Broccoli and Ham

may 07, 2012

This kind of thing always seems to need more cheese. Double it up...

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Ronaldenney 4 Pasta with Broccoli and Ham

may 14, 2010 | I would make this recipe again

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.

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jonie 5 Pasta with Broccoli and Ham

december 15, 2009 | I would make this recipe again

Loved by all, especially 2 1/2 year old who wanted seconds. Easy to make, fast and kids love it.

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thegauch 4 Pasta with Broccoli and Ham

april 06, 2009 | I would make this recipe again

This is a nice variation on a similar recipe involving chicken and broccoli which we enjoy regularly. It was quick and tied in nicely to the rice and ham recipe (https://www.soscuisine.com/en/recipes/view/fried-rice-with-smoked-ham?gpr_id=10730&sos_l=en) as a way to use up the leftover ham we had from the 2lb ham we started the week with.

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