Quick and easy family pasta recipe for 4 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has olive oil, leek, chestnut mushroom, garlic clove, spaghetti, soft cheese, ham, basil and parmesan.
Creamy ham, leek & mushroom spaghetti
Course: Quick and easy family pasta
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Garlic Clove: 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Parmesan: 25g grated parmesan
- Spaghetti: 300g spaghetti
- Olive Oil: 2 tsp olive oil
- Basil: small pack basil
- Ham: 85g wafer-thin smoked ham, shredded
- Leek: 2 medium leeks, thinly sliced
- Soft Cheese: 140g low-fat soft cheese (we used Philadelphia Light)
- Chestnut Mushroom: 200g chestnut mushroom, sliced
Directions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Stir in the leeks, 2 tbsp water and some seasoning, cover, then cook for 5 mins over a medium heat until softened. Add the mushrooms and garlic, then cook for 3 mins more. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to pack instructions, then drain, reserving a little of the cooking liquid.
- Stir the soft cheese into the leek and mushroom mixture, adding enough of the reserved pasta liquid to give a sauce-like consistency. Add the ham, basil leaves and Parmesan, then toss in the spaghetti.
