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Pesto Pasta with ham takes several minutes to prepare.

Pesto Pasta with ham takes several minutes to cook.

Pesto Pasta with ham makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Pesto Pasta with ham are:

1 1/2 cups onion, chopped very fine
2 1/2 cups cooked low-fat ham, diced into small cubes
2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
5 cloves of garlic, crushed

1 package Primo Whole Wheat Spaghettini, break into thirds before cooking
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup Classico Basil Pesto sauce
3/4 cup Kraft Light Parmesan cheese

Here is how you make Pesto Pasta with ham:

1. Fry onions and ham (medium heat) in Olive Oil until onions are very soft. About half-way through cooking, add 5 cloves of the pressed garlic ? keep stirring so that the garlic does not burn. Turn off when done cooking but leave in frying pan.2. While the onions/ham are cooking, get the pasta going. In a large pot, add oil and salt to water for cooking pasta. Bring to a boil. Break pasta into thirds and add to water, stir well so that it doesn?t stick together. Cook until el dente.3. Drain and rinse pasta. Put pasta in a large bowl. Add the onions and ham mixture and mix well.4. Add 3 more cloves of crushed garlic, mix well.5. Stir the pesto sauce before scooping out (the oil separates a bit from the Pesto). Add to the pasta and mix well.6. Add Parmesan cheese, mix well.This can be served hot or at room temperature.Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DSTATZ.

The nutritional information for Pesto Pasta with ham is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 277.9

• Total Fat: 11.0 g
• Cholesterol: 18.9 mg
• Sodium: 769.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
• Protein: 14.6 g