Cleaning out the freezer I found a bag of sliced ham. Once it thawed I realized it was some leftover Honey Baked Ham from the holidays, circa 2011. I sniffed it, Eddie sniffed it, and, figuring it had been preserved with all that brown sugar (do they really use brown sugar?
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) it seemed fine enough to cook with. Trying to make the teen happy I found a pasta recipe. And, to keep me happy, the cheese was only to be added in at the end, so this could still be a dairy-free meal.
Although, I think adding heavy cream, butter or cheese would have helped this meal for many, it was a little too bland for us. My edits are in italics – as usual – below:
- Yield Serves 4
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pasta (I used a 16 oz bag of bowties.)
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced (Chopped, no one likes strings of onion unless everything in the dish is shaped that way, in my Chef 101 opinion.)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound sliced mushrooms (I used 18 oz, again to make the mushroom-loving teen happy.)
- 1 1/2 cups ham pieces (The honeybaked ham added some salt and sugar, which the dish needed.)
- Chopped parsley (Used peas instead, not as topping but added in with the ham to warm only.)
- Grated Pecorino cheese (Not buying any more cheeses, used the grated Parmesan we all have on hand.)
Directions
- Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup pasta water; drain pasta and return to pot.
(I NEVER cook pasta first and let it sit, getting gluey, while I make the rest of the meal. Once the water is boiling I add the pasta at the same time I begin cooking the onions.) Meanwhile, in a large skillet, combine sliced large yellow onion with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Cook over medium-high until beginning to brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
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Add sliced mushrooms; cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Add ham pieces (and peas); cook until warm. Toss with pasta, adding enough pasta water (Husband wanted to add heavy cream as this point, it was rather a thin sauce) to create a sauce that coats pasta. Serve topped with chopped parsley and grated pecorino cheese.
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