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Shellfish gratin

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 40 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 onion, finely sliced
    • 300g button mushrooms, sliced
    • 2 bunches thin asparagus, tough ends removed, cut evenly
    • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat spread
    • 3 tablespoons flour
    • large pinch white pepper
    • 2 cups skim milk
    • ½ cup shredded fresh parmesan cheese
    • spray oil, to grease
    • 400g pipi or clam meat, lightly steamed
    • 250g small pasta shells, cooked, drained
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Heat a frying pan and add olive oil. Gently fry onion, cover and cook for a couple of minutes. Add mushrooms and asparagus. Stir through to cook for 3 more minutes. Set aside.

    2 To make white sauce, place a small saucepan over a low heat and add spread to melt. Then add flour and pepper. Cook for 1 minute until bubbling. Increase heat to medium and gradually pour in milk (half a cup at a time), stirring as you go to prevent lumps. Simmer. Stir until sauce is thick and smooth. Add half the parmesan and stir until melted.

    3 Lightly spray an ovenproof baking dish with oil. Layer a few vegetables on the base, top with a layer of shellfish then pasta then vegetables (reserve some asparagus and mushrooms for top). Drizzle over a little white sauce then add the remaining vegetables.

    4 Pour over the remaining sauce then sprinkle with the remaining parmesan. Place high in a hot oven to bake for 20-25 minutes.

    Serving suggestion

    Scatter with fresh herbs such as parsley, chives, chervil or dill.

    Variations

    This recipe will work well with any shellfish or even a can of crab and a can of shrimp.

    Make it gluten free: Use rice flour instead of plain flour and use gluten-free pasta.

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