Ham & Pasta

Ham and Pasta
Created by YCGP
Tested by DH, YCGP, and DC

Ingredients:

3-4 oz of diced deli ham
4 oz sliced mushrooms
1 Tb of butter
1/2 cup of apple cider
4 oz cream cheese
Milk
1/2 package of spagetti (4-5 oz)
Parmesan

Directions:
1.  Stir fry ham, mushrooms, and butter together.  When mushrooms are just becoming tender add apple cider.
3.  Cook spagetti.
2.  Wait until cider has evaporated and add cream cheese and milk.  Add as much milk as you want to the "sauce" to make it the consistancy that you want over your pasta.
3.  Once spagetti is done, combine the sauce and spagetti.  Sprinkle some parmesan on top and serve.

Guinea Pig rating:  ****  (4/5)

What I did:  I didn't have right kind of pasta, cheese, and chicken broth available.  When the milk was evaporating, instead of thickening up, I decided to add cream cheese and by the time I was serving supper...it was totally different then the original recipe.

What will I do next time:  Well, since this was a experiment all on its own, who knows what will happen next time!  :)

Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce

Quick and Easy Alfredo Sauce
Taken from Allrecipes.com
Tested on DH, DC, and YCGP.

Total Cook and Prep Time:  10 minutes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
2 teaspoons garlic powder 2 cups milk
6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth. Add milk, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan and pepper. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with milk if cooked too long. Toss with hot pasta to serve.

FYI- Makes a lot, so I freeze my leftover.

Guinea Pig Rating: ***** (5/5)


What I did: I added chicken and broccoli to my sauce.  Had over angel hair pasta.

What I will do differently next time:  Nothing!