Ham and cheese olive bread bake recipe

Name: Ham and cheese olive bread bake
Yield: Serves 4
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

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

Healthy

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Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Brown Onions Loose
1 onion, finely chopped
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Tesco Garlic 4 Pack
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1 garlic clove, chopped
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Tesco Finest Sliced Green Olive & Rosemary Sourdough Bread 400g
250g (8oz) olive bread, torn or cut into chunks
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Eatlean Grated Cheese 180g
150g (5oz) light mature cheese, grated
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Nightingale Farms Cherry Tomatoes 250G
100g (3 1/2oz) cherry tomatoes, diced
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Tesco British Barn Eggs 10 Pack
4 eggs
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Tesco Wholegrain Mustard 180G
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Creamfields Grated Grana Padano 100G
2 tbsp Parmesan, grated
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Creamfields Semi Skimmed UHT Milk 1L
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100ml (3 1/2fl oz) semi-skimmed milk
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Creamfields Mozzarella 210G
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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.