Cheesy Ham and Shrimp Macaroni Au Gratin

Ingredients

• 150 gbroccoli
• 300 gcream sauce
• 250 gelbow macaroni
• 3 slicesham
• 3 mushrooms
• 3 mushrooms
• 2 tablespoonsolive oil extra virginextra-virgin plus more for serving
• 1 ozparmesanfor topping
• 10 mediumshrimp
• 1 cupwater(adjust accordingly to preference)

Equipment

• oven
• peeler

Directions

1. Cut off base of broccoli stem.
2. Cut broccoli into florets.
3. Remove skin from stem using a peeler and dice it. Wash broccoli thoroughly.Blanch broccoli and butter them.Rinse and dice mushrooms and ham.
4. Add into sauce and mix well.
5. Remove shells from shrimps and devein. Dice and set aside.Preheat oven at 250C. Cook pasta accordingly to instructions.
6. Drain.Grease tin foils. Put pastas into foils and distribute sauce mixture evenly. Stir well.From Step 1 until the above, you can actually prepare ahead of time and refrigerate them with covers if youve guests coming over. Then follow by the rest of the steps below.
7. Mix shrimps and broccoli stems evenly.
8. Place broccoli florets, and top with cheese.
9. Bake the gratin at 250C till golden brown. My oven took about 7 mins to brown. Look at how cheesy it turned out! Crispy on the outside and creamy inside. Enjoy your Cheesy Ham and Shrimp Macaroni Au Gratin!