Orecchiette with Ham, Peas, and Spinach
Deborah Dana
Orecchiette is a type of Italian pasta that tastes great when paired with ham and vegetables. The pasta is baked in a white sauce similar to béchamel.
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Ingredients
8
Servings
  • 500 grams orecchiette pasta, or short pasta
  • 1/4 cups unsalted butter
  • 1 shallot , chopped
  • 1/4 cups flour
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 2 cups Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoons Tabasco sauce, or hot sauce
  • 250 grams deli ham, chopped
  • 1 cup peas, or frozen
  • 1 cup fresh spinach, chopped
  • 1/2 cups breadcrumbs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
Preparation
45 mins
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  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Place the oven rack in the center.
  • Grease a 23 cm x 33 cm baking dish with butter.
  • Bring salted water to a boil in a large pot and cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
  • Meanwhile, for the cheese sauce, melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the shallot and sauté for 3 minutes. Add the flour and mix. Gradually add the milk and whisk with a balloon whisk. Cook for 10 minutes.
  • Add half of the Parmesan cheese, thyme, Tabasco, and season with salt and pepper to the sauce. Add the ham, peas, and spinach.
  • Add 1/4 of the water in which the pasta is cooking to the white sauce and whisk a little more.
  • Place the cooked pasta in the baking dish and cover with the white sauce.
  • Mix the remaining Parmesan cheese with the breadcrumbs and season with salt and pepper. Pour over the baking dish.
  • Bake the pasta for 20 minutes or until it begins to bubble. Remove from the oven and serve.

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