Oven baked endive and ham

Name: Oven baked endive and ham
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 4 medium-sized endives; 200 gram ground beef; 1 small egg; 1 teaspoon mustard; pepper and salt to taste; about 2 tablespoons bread crumbs; 8 slices of raw ham, e.g. Serrano - if you're using thin slices it will be crunchier; 4 small knobs of butter

This oven baked endive and ham is an easy weekday meal. Extra delicious with crispy ham and a heart of ground beef. Serve with smooth mashed potatoes.

Recipe oven baked endive and ham

Made by Véronique

Published at 2020-04-20, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 50 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2026-03-04

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

40 minutes

Total time

50 minutes

Preparation - 10 minutes

Fill a medium-sized pan with water and bring to a boil. Remove the ends of the endives and cook the endives for about 5 minutes in the boiling water. Place a slightly smaller lid on top, this way they'll cook more evenly because they won't float.

Meanwhile season the ground beef with pepper, salt, mustard, a small egg and a bit of bread crumbs. Don't add too much bread crumbs otherwise the ground beef will be dry.

Divide the ground beef into 4 equal parts and create small strips. Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees celsius or 390 degrees fahrenheit.

Finishing the oven baked endive and ham - 40 minutes

Transfer the endives from the water and drain them to get rid of any excess water. Chop them in half and place the meat strip in between. Press both halves of the endives together and place them in the middle of 2 slices of ham.

Roll them quite tight, repeat for the other endives and place them in the oven dish. Place a small knob of butter on top of each endive. Bake the endives stuffed with ground beef for about half an hour in the oven.

Serve immediately with e.g. mashed potatoes, enjoy!