Nouilles - Creamy Chicken & Ham Pasta Bake

Name: Nouilles - Creamy Chicken & Ham Pasta Bake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 500g Pappardelle, Fettuccine, Tagliatelle (or any Egg pasta you like).; - 600g chicken chopped into cubes.; - 200g ham cut chopped into cubes.; - 1 cup sliced mushroom; - 1 small onion finely chopped.; - 250g Swiss Cheese shredded.; - 1 tbsp butter; - 1/2 cup white wine (or chicken stock); - salt to taste.; 4 cups whole milk.; - 5 tbsp flour.; - 5 tbsp butter.; - Salt to taste.; - Pinch of nutmeg.; - Pinch of White pepper.

8 steps

Prep:20minCook:20min

Nouilles, this is a favorite nostalgic dish my mother used to cook, it's a mixture of cooked chicken, mushrooms (or any vegetables you like), pork and Swiss Cheese with pasta, all baked in a creamy béchamel sauce. It is one of the favorite dishes for many Lebanese.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:36:29 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories537.1 kcal (27%)

Total Fat25.3 g (36%)

Carbs47 g (18%)

Sugars7.6 g (8%)

Protein27.5 g (55%)

Sodium432.7 mg (22%)

Fiber1.6 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

500gPappardelle

Fettuccine, Tagliatelle, or any Egg pasta you like

600gchicken

chopped into cubes

200gham

cut chopped into cubes

1 cupsliced mushroom

1onion

small, finely chopped

250gSwiss Cheese shredded

1 Tbspbutter

Béchamel sauce Ingredients

4 cupswhole milk

5 Tbspflour

5 Tbspbutter

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 180°C and position rack in center of oven.

Baking Rack

OvenPreheat

Step 2

In a heavy-bottom pan cook the pasta as per pack instructions for al dente, it will continue cooking in the oven. Drain and keep aside.

Pan

Step 3

Heat the butter and cook the onion and mushrooms until fragrant (3-4 minutes) then add the chicken and keep cooking until almost done. Add the wine and cook until half the liquid is evaporated. then set aside.

CooktopHeat

Step 4

To make the sauce, in a pot, over medium heat, stir in the butter until melted but not colored. Add the flour and cook, stir for 1-2 minutes or until the roux is light golden in color, stirring continuously, turn the heat off.

Pot

CooktopHeat

Step 5

Add the milk, one cup at a time and keep whisking continuously with a wire whisk using the other hand. Whisk vigorously until smooth, switch on the heat to low, add salt, nutmeg, pepper, mix well and cook the sauce until it starts to coat the back of the spatula, stirring continuously.

Whisk

Spatula

Step 6

In a large baking pan, spread the pasta using a pair of tongs, separate it to span the pan. add-in (chicken, onion, mushrooms mixture), pour your sauce mixture right on top of your pasta, using the tongs, move your pasta around to ensure they are evenly distributed in the pan.