Gruyère and Ham Pasta
Ham gives a wonderful smoky flavour to cheese sauce. Any short pasta is suitable.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 738 |
| pro | 47 g |
| total fat | 28 g |
| sat. fat | 15 g |
| carb | 76 g |
| fibre | 5 g |
| chol | 112 mg |
| sodium | 1.732 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 59% |
| iron | 38% |
| vit A | 49% |
| vit C | 20% |
| folate | 105% |
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2 tbsp (25 mL) butter
1 onion, chopped
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1/4 tsp (1 mL) each dried thyme and pepper
2 tbsp (25 mL) all-purpose flour
2 cups (500 mL) milk
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) shredded Gruyère or Cheddar cheese
1 tsp (5 mL) Dijon mustard
4 cups (1 L) Scoobi-Do pasta
2 cups (500 mL) chopped fresh spinach
2 cups (500 mL) cubed ham
1 cup (250 mL) halved grape tomatoes
Preparation:
In saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; fry onion, salt, thyme and pepper until onion is softened, 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with flour; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Whisk in milk; cook, whisking, until thick enough to coat spoon, about 7 minutes. Stir in cheese and mustard; cook, stirring, until melted.
Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm, about 8 minutes. Drain and return to pot. Add sauce, spinach, ham and tomatoes; toss to combine.
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: October 2006
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