Ham & Mushroom Pasta in Béchamel Sauce

Name: Ham & Mushroom Pasta in Béchamel Sauce
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250 g spiced ham cubed, cooked; 1 can mushrooms sliced; 3-4 strips bacon cooked and cut into small strips or bacon bits; 500 grams pasta noodles cooked as per instructions; 5 tablespoons butter; 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 4 cups milk; 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; to taste salt and pepper

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Bechamel Sauce recipe adapted from Food Network courtesy of Mario Batali

Missus C @cook_3444903

Bechamel Sauce recipe adapted from Food Network courtesy of Mario Batali

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Ingredients

30 mins

4 servings

250 gspiced ham cubed, cooked
1 canmushrooms sliced
3-4 stripsbacon cooked and cut into small strips or bacon bits
500 gramspasta noodles cooked as per instructions
5 tablespoonsbutter
4 tablespoonsall-purpose flour
4 cupsmilk
1/2 teaspoonfreshly grated nutmeg
to tastesalt and pepper

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Steps

30 mins

1

Heat butter over medium-low heat until melted in a saucepan. Add the flour and stir until smooth. Over medium heat, cook until the mixture turns a light, golden sandy color, for about 6 to 7 minutes.
2

Meanwhile, heat the milk in a separate pan until just about to boil (low heat as it burns easily). Add the hot milk to the butter mixture 1 cup at a time, whisking continuously until very smooth. Bring to a boil. Cook 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add cooked ham and mushrooms. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add cooked pasta and cook for another 5 minutes.
3

Remove from heat. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Top with bacon bits/cut bacon and serve. Enjoy!