

Take the panko crumbs and grate some parmesan through so you have a cheesy, crunchy topping.
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I travel pretty often for work, and the hyper-responsible mom in me always feels the need to do all the laundry and stock the refrigerator full of food before I go. Place the pasta in either one larger ovenproof baking dish or two individual ones if you would like to present your guests with one each. Jump to Recipe Apple Butter Glazed Ham is a simple, sweetly spiced way to dress up your holiday ham, but it also makes a great ham steak if all you need is a quick weeknight meal. Add the riccioli to the sauce and stir well to coat each pasta curl.ģ. Taste and adjust the seasoning as required. When the sauce has thickened add as much parmesan as you like to add an extra savouriness and stir through the leek, shredded ham hock and mustard.

Make sure the leek is washed well as grit can often be lurking! Soften the leek in a small pan with a small amount of butter and season with pepper. Gradually pour in the milk and keep on stirring to avoid lumps! When all the milk and cream has been added bring to the boil before lowering to a gentle simmer and cook until thickened.Ģ. I mix the milk and cream together before using to make this even easier. Continue to stir whilst the butter combines with the flour and slowly pour in the milk and cream. Take a medium pan and heat the butter and flour together over a medium heat. Boil a pan of water and cook the riccioli as per the packet instructions. Start off by preheating the oven to 200c/180fan. Of course, if you fancy cooking your own you have so many options for the leftovers- think pea and ham hock soup on a chilly evening for example or (and more probable) make twice the amount of this pasta bake and indulge for dinner and lunch the following day!ġ small to medium leek- washed and shreddedġ. Ham hock is everywhere these days and ready cooked hocks are easy to get hold of so treat yourself to one for this recipe. If you look at the photo you will see that, indeed, I have not used macaroni but instead riccioli (I used Rummo’s version which you can find at which lends itself to holding a creamy cheese or vegetable sauce however the name ‘macaroni bake’ was sure to grab your attention so now you are reading you may as well continue… Now let’s start with the name of this dish- ham hock, leek and mustard macaroni bake.
