Ham – mushroom – pasta casserole from the Thermomix

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 250 g pasta (macaroni)
• 30 g butter
• 25 g flour
• 500 ml milk
• some paprika powder, salt, pepper
• salt and pepper
• 1 pinch of nutmeg
• 100 g cheese (cream cheese)
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 large can of mushrooms, sliced
• 200 g cooked ham
• some butter

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

First, cook the pasta until al dente. Cut the ham into small cubes and drain the mushrooms slightly. Place the butter, flour, and milk in the Thermomix, season with salt, pepper, paprika, and nutmeg, and prepare a béchamel sauce (at 100°C for about 9 minutes, speed 3). Stir in the cream cheese until melted, then stir in the egg yolks (do not overheat!). Grease a casserole dish, add the pasta, and mix well with the ham, mushrooms, and sauce. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold in. Distribute knobs of butter over the casserole and bake the casserole at 220°C (fan oven 200°C, steam oven 30%/200°C) for about 30 minutes, until the top is golden brown. The casserole can also be made without a Thermomix; instead, prepare the sauce in a pot.