Ham and Asparagus Fettuccine
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
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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Delicious! I had nice, fresh, thin asparagus. Not only is this a yummy, complete meal, but it's rather quick and easy to make, too! I increased the recipe by 50%. I made it exactly as written except I used white pepper instead of black pepper. Loved the hint of chayenne pepper in there! I'll definitely make this again. Thanx!!
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OK lets see...My name is Diane and I'm married to a wonderful guy -- going on 20 years. We have 2 kids -- 1 daughter and 1 son a 70lb german shepard, a fat cat and a very snobby cat! I work a couple of days a week in the Loop and the rest of my time is spent sitting at the kids sporting events. I love to try new recipes. Luckily, hubby will try just about anything. The kids aren't so eager about that, but are generally very good sports about it!