Ham and Broccoli Bake

Name: Ham and Broccoli Bake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 425 grams Alfredo sauce; 283 grams package frozen broccoli; 237 milliliters shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese; 473 milliliters diced fully cooked ham; 6 servings ground black pepper to taste; 118 milliliters 2% milk; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 397 grams whole wheat rotini pasta

The recipe Ham and Broccoli Bake can be made in approximately 1 hour. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 546 calories, 25g of protein, and 24g of fat. It works well as an affordable main course. If you have ham, olive oil, rotini pasta, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

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Baking Pan

Oven

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender but not mushy, about 10 minutes.

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Pasta

Water

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Pot

Drain.

Thaw the broccoli in a microwave oven until you can break it apart into small pieces.

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Broccoli

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Microwave

Oven

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir the diced ham in the hot oil until the edges start to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in the broccoli and cook and stir until any excess water has cooked away and the ham and broccoli are hot.

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Diced Ham

Olive Oil

Broccoli

Water

Ham

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Pour in the jar of Alfredo sauce and the milk; stir to blend, sprinkle with pepper, and add the cooked pasta. Stir everything together to coat the pasta with sauce and bring to a simmer.

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Alfredo Sauce

Pasta

Pepper

Sauce

Milk

Spread the bubbling pasta mixture into the prepared baking dish, top with shredded Colby-Monterey jack cheese, and bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is hot and the cheese is melted and starting to brown, about 30 minutes.

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Monterey Jack Cheese