Spaghetti with creamy ham sauce
- Preparation time 10 minutes
- Cooking time 10 minutes
- Serves 4-6
Ingredients
- 500 g spaghetti
- spray of canola or olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 150 g button mushrooms, quartered
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon, cornflour
- 500 ml (2 cups) CARNATION Light and Creamy Evaporated Milk
- 200 g lean sliced ham, cut into strips
- 1 tablespoon, chopped fresh parsley
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Method
- Start cooking the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water.
- Meanwhile, spray a frying pan or wok with oil and heat.
- Add the onion and mushrooms and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes or until soft.
- Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
- Put the cornflour into a small bowl and gradually add 80 ml (1/3 cup) milk, stirring until smooth.
- Add the remaining milk to the pan then gradually add the cornflour mixture, stirring constantly.
- Keep stirring until the sauce boils and thickens.
- Stir in the ham and parsley, season to taste.
- When the pasta is al dente, drain and return to the saucepan.
- Add the sauce and toss through the pasta.
- Serve immediately with salad.
HINT: When making a cornflour-based sauce, make sure the cornflour is well combined with the first part of the milk, before adding the rest, to prevent the sauce becoming lumpy
Nutrition
ANALYSIS per serve | 4 | 6 |
---|---|---|
Energy kJ (Cal) | 2632 (629) | 1755 (419) |
Carbohydrate (g) | 106 | 71 |
Protein (g) | 35 | 23 |
Fat (g) | 7 | 4 |
Calcium, Zinc, Iron |
Australian Institute of Sport - From the "Survival for the Fittest" cookbook
05 Nov 2018
HINT: When making a cornflour-based sauce, make sure the cornflour is well combined with the first part of the milk, before adding the rest, to prevent the sauce becoming lumpy
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