Monday pasta
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 -450 gram package of penne pasta2 tbsp olive oil1 1/2 cups white mushrooms, quartered1 medium carrot, sliced thinly1/2 medium onion, diced2 large garlic cloves, minced1/4 lb thinly sliced ham, cut into thin strips1 medium sweet red pepper, diced3/4 cup frozen peas1 medium tomato, diced1 cup chicken broth1/2 cup cream cheese1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese1 tbsp dried oreganosalt and pepper4-5 basil leaves, shredded1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
Boil a large amount of water, add a tablespoon of salt. Cook 1 package of penne according to instructions. Meanwhile, heat a large saute pan. Add olive oil, saute quartered mushrooms until lightly browned. Add onions to pan, saute briefly, then add diced peppers and sliced carrots. Saute a minute or 2, then add 2 minced garlic cloves and the ham (I use sliced deli ham cut in thin strips). Pour in chicken broth, simmer a few minutes. Add the oregano, salt and pepper to taste. Stir in cream cheese until melted. When the pasta is cooked, drain and add to the saute pan, along with the diced tomato, frozen peas, shredded parmesan, minced parsley and chiffonade of basil. Stir a few minutes to cook the peas and melt the cheese.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALTHEA13.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALTHEA13.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 297.9
- Total Fat: 13.3 g
- Cholesterol: 50.8 mg
- Sodium: 694.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 29.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
- Protein: 15.7 g
Member Reviews
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ECKCHICK
Note - I was looking at the nutrition facts details, and I noticed that low fat cream cheese was used, and the measurement for the parmesan was 1/2 tablespoon instead of 1/2 cup, so the calorie count is off. - 3/10/09
Reply from ALTHEA13 (3/10/09)
Thank you for this! I have altered the amount of parmesan. It was meant to be low fat cream cheese, I just didn't state it that way on the second list. I will make that change too.