Beef / Pork

Fusilli with Creamy Ham and Peas Sauce takes several minutes to prepare.

Fusilli with Creamy Ham and Peas Sauce takes several minutes to cook.

Fusilli with Creamy Ham and Peas Sauce makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Fusilli with Creamy Ham and Peas Sauce are:

cooking spray
1 cup ham, diced
1 tsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tbsp flour
1-1.5 cups of milk ( I use skim milk)
1/4 cup (2oz) Low Fat Cream Cheese
2.5 cups frozen peas, thawed
1.25 cups Parmesan, grated and divided
1/3 cup fresh Basil, chopped
salt and pepper
5 cups cooked fusilli

Here is how you make Fusilli with Creamy Ham and Peas Sauce:

Heat a non-stick pan coated with cooking spray. Cook the ham until it is somewhat crispy. Place the ham in a bowl and set aside. Heat the oil and saute the onions and garlic, unitl the onions are tender about 5 min. Add the onion mixture to the ham. Place the flour in the pan and let it cook for just a minute. Slowly add the milk to the pan and stir while doing so. Cook until the milk thickens. Add the cream cheese. Stir until it all melts. It may help to speed up melting if the cream cheese is cut into cubes before added to the pan. Stir in the peas, 1 cup of parmesan, basil, salt and pepper. Add the sauce and ham mixture to the pasta and toss well. Sprinkle the top with remaining parmesanNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AHALTOM.

The nutritional information for Fusilli with Creamy Ham and Peas Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 379.5

• Total Fat: 10.6 g
• Cholesterol: 32.4 mg
• Sodium: 932.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 46.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
• Protein: 23.5 g