Ham Casserole with Peas

Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente, drain, rinse briefly with cold water and let drain well.

Peel and finely dice the carrot and onion, then sauté in hot butter over medium heat for about 5 minutes.

Cut the ham into small cubes and drain the peas from the can.

Preheat the oven to 180 °C and grease a shallow baking dish.

Whisk quark, sour cream and eggs in a large bowl and season generously with salt, pepper, paprika and thyme.

Add the pasta, sautéed carrot-onion mixture, peas and ham to the quark mixture and mix everything thoroughly.

Pour the mixture into the prepared dish and bake on the middle rack for about 30 minutes.