Name: Ham and Asparagus Fettuccine
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 12 ounces dry fettuccine pasta; 8 ounces fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup butter; 2 cups heavy cream; 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 1/2 lb cooked ham, diced

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Ham and Asparagus Fettuccine created by Parsley

This is one I can't wait make every spring when asparagus becomes available.

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ingredients

12 ounces dry fettuccine pasta
8 ounces fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
¹⁄₂ cup butter
2 cups heavy cream
³⁄₄ cup grated parmesan cheese
¹⁄₄ teaspoon garlic powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pinch cayenne pepper
¹⁄₂ lb cooked ham, diced

directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al denté.
Stir asparagus into pot in the last five minutes of cooking; drain.
While pasta is cooking, heat butter and cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
When mixture begins to bubble, stir in Parmesan, garlic powder, pepper and cayenne.
Continue cooking until mixture thickens, stirring occasionally.
Stir in ham and heat through.
Toss pasta and asparagus with sauce and serve immediately.

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review by CamiDoo

5/26/2007

Made this with leftover Easter ham. VERY GOOD. This is a keeper!

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review by HalfBakedCappy

5/18/2007

This was delicious and so easy to make. The only change I made was to double the garlic powder because we are garlic freaks! This is a definite keeper. Thanks so much for a great recipe.

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review by cst1996

4/13/2007

I made this with our leftover ham and it was GREAT!!! I loved it even more the second day. Thanks for a quick and delicious meal.

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review by Prairie Moon Girl

4/12/2007

This was absolutely DELICIOUS! I followed the recipe as shown and it was so delicious that I would not share any left-overs. The asparagus and ham compliment each other so well. This is a creamy delicious dish and I will make this over and over! YUMMY!

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review by anonymous23

11/1/2005

fantastic. I used more garlic powder (next time I'll use fresh) and forgot the cayenne, so that went in at the end... (I also used more like two or three pinches.) I used thinly sliced deli ham, too--which next time I will chop instead of tear.

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