Parmesan, Ham, And Spinach Pasta

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 medium red onions, diced
• 1 lb button mushroom, sliced
• 3 tablespoons butter (or margarine)
• 7 cups water
• 2 cups cooked ham, cubed
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 1/2-2 cup skim milk
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 -2 tablespoon garlic powder (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 8 ounces spaghetti noodles

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet on medium heat, saute onions and mushrooms in butter until soft.
• 2 while mushrooms are cooking, boil 7 cups water in a large sauce pan.
• 3 add ham, cooking until heated through to mushroom mixture
• 4 add 1/2 cup of milk to ham and mushroom mixture.
• 5 add spinach to the skillet, stirring with large spatula until spinach is broken and well mixed.
• 6 place cream cheese into spinach mixture and stir until melted.
• 7 add garlic powder, mushroom soup, salt and pepper into skillet--stirring until well blended.
• 8 simmer, covered, for 10-12 minutes, adding more milk as necessary for consistency to make a sauce to your liking.
• 9 while sauce is simmering, cook noodles in the other pan until tender. keep heated.
• 10 drain noodles well.
• 11 serve noodles with spinach mixture over top.
• 12 sprinkle with parmesan cheese just before serving.