Ham and cheese olive bread bake recipe
This wonderful recipe uses bread rather than pasta to make a hearty and mouthwatering bake with ham, cheese and tomato.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 30 mins to cook
- 578 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 250g (8oz) olive bread, torn or cut into chunks
- 150g (5oz) light mature cheese, grated
- 150g (8oz) roast ham, cut into pieces
- 100g (3 1/2oz) cherry tomatoes, diced
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 2 tbsp Parmesan, grated
- 100ml (3 1/2fl oz) semi-skimmed milk
- 150g (5oz) ball half fat italian mozzarella
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2425kJ 578.0kcal
- Fat
- 27g
- Saturates
- 11g
- Salt
- 3.0g
- Sugars
- 6g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 36.5gProtein 46.6gFibre 3.4g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the onionsfor a few mins, until beginning to turn golden. Stir in the garlic and cook for another min. Set aside to cool.
- In a baking dish, toss together the bread, grated mature cheese, pieces of ham and cherry tomatoes.
- Beat together the eggs with the mustard, Parmesan, milk and cooled onion mixture. Season and pour over the bread. Dot the mozzarella on top. Bake in the oven for 15-20 mins, until golden and puffed. Serve with a green salad.
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