Double cheese, potato and ham bake recipe
Just the words - a double cheese, potato and ham bake recipe makes our mouths water! This creamy and indulgent dish boasts layers of shallots, ham, herbs and a decadent double cheese sauce which is then baked until golden and blipping.
See method- Serves 4
- 30 mins to prepare and 1 hour 15 mins to cook
- 626 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 200g (7oz) thick slices roast ham, fat trimmed, cut into chunks
- 2 pinches ground nutmeg
- 3 shallots, thinly sliced
- 750g (1 1/2lb) potatoes, such as desirée or King Edward, peeled, thinly sliced and patted dry
- 2tbsp snipped chives, plus extra to serve
- 3tbsp double cream
- 400ml milk
- 15g (1/2 oz) plain flour
- 25g butter
- 75g (3oz) Tesco British mature cheddar, grated
- 75g (3oz) Tesco double Gloucester, grated
- 450g (14 1/2oz) spinach
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2610kJ 626.0kcal
- Fat
- 36g
- Saturates
- 21g
- Salt
- 2.6g
- Sugars
- 9g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 40.5gProtein 31.6gFibre 6.9g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 5, 190°C, fan 170°C. Butter a 1.5-1.8 litre (2½-3 pint) ovenproof dish.
- Tip thespinachinto a large heatproof bowl, pour over boiling water, then leave for a few seconds to wilt. Tip into a colander, then run under cold water. Drain and squeeze to remove any excess liquid. Dry with kitchen towel and set aside.
- To make the cheese sauce, combine both the cheeses in a bowl. Melt half the butter in a pan. Stir the flour into the butter and cook for a minute. Remove from the heat and gradually stir in the milk. Return to the heat and bring to the boil, stirring constantly. Simmer for 1-2 minutes, then remove from the heat and stir in the cream, chives and 2/3 of the cheese and season.
- Layer a third of thepotatoslices in a casserole dish in overlapping slices, then top with a third of the shallots. Season. Scatter over half the spinach, a pinch ofnutmeg, then half the ham. Pour over half the cheese sauce. Continue the layering with another third of the potatoes and shallots and some seasoning. Follow with the rest of the spinach, nutmeg, ham and sauce. Finish with a layer of potato and shallot and some seasoning. Dot with the rest of the butter, then scatter over the remaining cheese.
- Put the dish on a baking sheet. Bake for about 1¼ hours, until the dish is bubbling and golden on top and the potatoes are tender. Cover loosely with foil for the last 25-30 minutes if the top is getting too brown. Remove and leave to settle for 5 minutes, then serve scattered with some extra chives.
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