Straw And Hay

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 chopped onions
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1/2 cup butter, divided
• 8 ounces ham, diced
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 1 dash sage
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup heavy cream, divided
• boiling water
• 8 ounces fettuccine pasta
• 8 ounces spinach fettuccine
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in medium skillet, sauté onions and garlic in 1/4 cup butter until onion is golden.
• 2 stir in ham, mushrooms, basil, salt, nutmeg, sage, thyme and pepper; sauté 3 minutes.
• 3 stir in 1/2 cup cream.
• 4 cook, stirring until slightly thickened.
• 5 remove from heat and set aside.
• 6 in large deep skillet, melt remaining butter over low heat, blend in remaining 1/2 cup cream.
• 7 add pasta; toss lightly to coat with sauce.
• 8 add 1/2 ham and mushroom sauce and parmesan cheese.
• 9 toss thoroughly.
• 10 make a well in the center of the pasta; pour in remaining ham and mushroom sauce.
• 11 serve immediately.