Ham It Up Spaghetti Recipes

GARLIC AND HAM SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter and add garlic, onion, mushrooms, broccoli, olives, and ham. Saute mixture until onions are translucent.
• In a large bowl toss cooked spaghetti with vegetable mixture.

HAM IT UP PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute asparagus and carrots in butter for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and zucchini; saute until crisp-tender. , Stir in the ham, peas, onions, basil, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. , Drain spaghetti; place in a large bowl. Add vegetable mixture and 1/2 cup cheese; toss to combine. Serve with remaining cheese.

HAM SPAGHETTI SKILLET

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onions and mushrooms in butter until tender; reduce heat; to low. Drain spaghetti. , Add the spaghetti, ham, chicken, sour cream, cottage cheese, celery salt, salt and pepper to the skillet. Cook and stir until heated through. Remove from the heat. Sprinkle with cheese.

HAM-IT-UP SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Put the water on to boil for the pasta.
• While that's going, get a large microwave-able casserole with a lid.
• Open up the cans of soup and dump'em in.
• Stir in the milk and seasonings.
• Get all those soup lumps smashed up.
• Now dump in the ham and peas, and stir.
• Cover and microwave on HIGH for 5 minutes.
• Stir, and determine if it's gotten hot enough to melt cheese.
• No?
• Nuke it again!
• A couple more minutes.
• When it's just about boiling, dump in the cheese, stir and cover.
• Microwave another couple minutes, and let it have a rest until the pasta is ready.
• It's probably tired.
• You didn't forget that water you put on the stove for the pasta, did you?
• No?
• That's using your noodle.
• So, when you heard that water boiling away, you picked up the lid, dumped in the pasta, and gave it a stir.
• Well, then, it should be ready to drain in the colander now.
• Drain it well, and then add it carefully to that microwave-able casserole you have the sauce in.
• I hope you picked a big one.
• You might want to add just about half of it, stir it around, then add the rest and stir some more.
• Now, unless the sauce had to wait around a long time, it should be hot and ready to serve.
• If not, just cover and microwave on HIGH for 3 to 5 minutes until it's hot again.
• This has protein, carbs, and veggies all in one.
• Add a salad or fresh veggie sticks, if you want something more, and some fruit for dessert.
• Dinner is served, and barely a pot was dirtied in the making.
• My kind of cooking!

ITALIAN SPAGHETTI WITH HAM

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet and lightly saute the ham and garlic.
• Cook spaghetti, drain and add to skillet.
• Reduce heat to low, stir in cheese, half the parsley, eggs and olives.
• Remove from heat and toss with salt and pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle with remaining parsley before serving.

PEA & HAM PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then cook the pasta following pack instructions, about 9 mins. Around 3 mins before the pasta is cooked, add the peas.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion for 5 mins until soft but not golden. Add the ham, double cream, lemon juice and parmesan, then season and mix well. Remove from the heat.
• Drain the pasta and peas (keeping a mugful of the cooking water) and return them to the pan. Tip in the creamy ham mixture and stir everything together to combine. If the mixture seems a little dry, add some of the reserved cooking water to loosen it a little. Serve with extra parmesan on top, if you like.

SPAGHETTI HAM BAKE

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain and place in a large bowl. Stir in the ham, soup, sour cream, mushrooms, onion, olives if desired, mustard, seasoned salt and Worcestershire sauce. , Transfer to two greased 11x7-in. baking dishes. In a small bowl, toss bread crumbs and butter; add cheese. Sprinkle over casseroles. , Cover and freeze one casserole for up to 2 months. Bake the remaining casserole, uncovered, at 325° for 30 minutes or until heated through., To use frozen casserole: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 50-55 minutes or until heated through.

ONE-POT HAM AND VEGGIE PASTA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add ham and onion; saute for about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper; cook for 2 minutes.
• Whisk together chicken broth, half-and-half, and flour in a bowl until smooth; pour into the pot. Stir in farfalle pasta, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add peas and carrots. Cook until pasta is cooked through, about 8 more minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese and garnish with chopped parsley. Serve immediately.