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Creamy Bow-Ties with Ham and Vegetables

Dinner in 30 minutes! Make this pasta dish with ham, veggies and a creamy sauce.

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Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 30 min
Servings 4

Ingredients

2: cups uncooked bow-tie (farfalle) pasta (5 oz)

1/2: cup reduced-fat chives-and-onion cream cheese (from 8-oz container)

3/4: cup half-and-half

1: cup ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots, cut lengthwise in half if large

8: oz fresh asparagus spears, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces

1 1/2: cups cooked ham strips (1x1/4-inch)

1/4: teaspoon dried marjoram leaves

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Directions

1 Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
2 Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, mix cream cheese and half-and-half. Cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth.
3 Stir in carrots. Cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in asparagus. Cover; cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
4 Stir in pasta, ham and marjoram. Cook, stirring occasionally, just until thoroughly heated.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Use Green Giant® frozen veggies instead of the fresh.

Fresh asparagus is easy to prepare. Just rinse with cool water to remove any grit in the tips, and snap off the ends where they naturally break. Then cut into pieces of the desired size.

To reduce calories and fat, just use reduced-fat cream cheese with chives and onion and fat-free half-and-half.

Penne or rotini make good subs for the bow-tie pasta in this recipe.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 380
Calories from Fat: 130),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 15g; 15%
(Saturated Fat 8g, 8% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 60mg; 60%;
Sodium: 1100mg; 1100%;
Total Carbohydrate: 39g; 39%
(Dietary Fiber 4g 4% Sugars 7g 7% ),
Protein: 22g; 22%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 120%;
Vitamin C: 6%;
Calcium: 10%;
Iron: 20%;

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 10/15/2012 5:12:39 PM REPORT ABUSE CEWL said:

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This is SO good and easy to make. We love it. We did have to add some cayenne at the end because it was a little bland, but this is an excellent way to use leftover ham and veggies. With the cayenne it was a perfect blend of flavors.

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Posted 6/21/2011 11:12:24 PM REPORT ABUSE DZKathryn said:

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This really disappointed me. Only thing I did different was leave out the marjoram...I didn't have any on hand, but had everything else. I thought this tasted bland, really didn't have a lot of flavor. Easy to make and quick, but lack of flavor will keep me from making again.

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Posted 6/1/2009 11:53:59 AM REPORT ABUSE BaronsMom said:

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This was fantastic! I used left over ham and chopped it but subsitiuted brocoli and cauliflower since thats what I had on hand. I also added a bit of chopped garlic in with the melting cheese. This is a recipe that you can play with and add all sorts of veggies or even leave out the meat and make it side dish. Will make this again.

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