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Home » Recipes » Dinner Recipes » Leftover Gammon (Ham) and Pea pasta bake

Leftover Gammon (Ham) and Pea pasta bake

December 22, 2013 by Alida Ryder 12 Comments

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This Gammon and Pea pasta bake is a fantastic way to use up all your Gammon/Ham Christmas leftovers. It’s also great for feeding a crowd.

Gammon & pea pasta

Gammon & pea pasta

The most wonderful leftovers to have after Christmas is gammon or ham. There’s just so much you can do with it (have a look at my gammon recipes from last year). I had to make gammon for a Christmas shoot recently and had quite a bit leftover and wanted to do something simple but delicious with it. I decided to make a pasta bake for dinner and added sweet petit pois (baby peas) because honestly, ham and peas are a match made in Heaven!

Gammon & pea pasta

Gammon & pea pasta

I made a very simple white sauce which I flavoured with freshly ground white pepper and nutmeg and then added the leftover gammon and blanched peas. Mixed with macaroni (or other pasta of your choice) and topped with lots of fior di latte and fresh Parmesan then baked until golden and bubbling. So scrumptious! In fact, I would suggest you ensure you have leftovers just so you can make this pasta the day after Christmas.

Gammon & pea pasta

Gammon & pea pasta

Leftover Gammon (Ham) and Pea pasta bake

This Gammon and Pea pasta bake is a fantastic way to use up all your Gammon/Ham Christmas leftovers. It's also great for feeding a crowd. 
4.32 from 16 votes
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Course: Christmas, Dinner, leftovers, Pasta, Pasta bake
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 4 -6
Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

for the white sauce

  • 150 g butter cubed
  • 1 cup flour
  • 750 ml-1 litre milk
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • white pepper and salt to taste

for the pasta bake

  • 500 g macaroni
  • 1-2 cups chopped left-over gammon
  • 1-2 cups blanched baby peas
  • 100 g fior di latte or other mozzarella
  • 30 g Parmesan grated

Instructions

  • To make the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan and whisk in the flour.
  • Slowly pour in the milk whilst continuously whisking to get rid of any lumps.
  • Lower the heat and allow the sauce to cook for 10 minutes.
  • Add the nutmeg and season to taste.
  • While the sauce is cooking, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente.
  • Pre-heat the oven to 200°c.
  • Combine the cooked pasta, gammon and peas with the white sauce then mix well.
  • Transfer to a baking dish and top with the mozzarella and parmesan.
  • Place in the oven and allow to bake for 15-20 minutes until the top is golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes then serve.

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  1. Lynette Nel

    January 4, 2021 at 7:45 PM

    Brilliant dish! I made a cauliflower white sauce with it and used less pasta but more leftovers and peas. Increased the amount of mozzarella too!

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  2. Rakel

    November 22, 2020 at 2:22 PM

    Had too much left over gammon from last Sunday and needed an idea what to do with it, so I googled it and found this recepi on Pintrest. It was absolutely gorgeous and the gammon even tasted nicer the day after in this dish, defenately keeping this one and thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  3. Cammy Campbell

    March 1, 2020 at 8:33 PM

    Tastes amazing. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Marie Calzolari

    February 15, 2020 at 3:02 PM

    I haven’t made yet but can’t wait until tomorrow when we sit down to this delicious recipe. Thanks for helping me find the answer.

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    • Alida Ryder

      February 19, 2020 at 5:27 PM

      I hope you loved it!

      Reply
  5. Louise

    February 5, 2020 at 9:39 PM

    It’s about to come out the oven and it smells amazing! I can’t wait to eat it it was lovely and simple to make too!

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    • Alida Ryder

      February 7, 2020 at 9:15 AM

      Hope you loved it!

      Reply
  6. Christina

    December 23, 2013 at 1:09 AM

    This looks divine, and beautiful photos!

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    • Alida Ryder

      December 25, 2013 at 8:18 PM

      Thank you so much Christina!

      Reply

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