Name: Ham, mushroom and spinach pasta parcels
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 300 gram linguine; 200 gram frozen sliced green beans, thawed; 1 cup alfredo creamy pasta sauce; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 250 gram packet frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained; 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 200 gram cap mushrooms, thinly sliced; 100 gram sliced leg ham, halved, thinly sliced; crusty bread, to serve

Ham, mushroom and spinach pasta parcels

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

25M

Total

40M

Ingredients

300 gram linguine

200 gram frozen sliced green beans, thawed

1 cup alfredo creamy pasta sauce

2 tablespoon lemon juice

250 gram packet frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained

1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

200 gram cap mushrooms, thinly sliced

100 gram sliced leg ham, halved, thinly sliced

crusty bread, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Cut 4 x 50cm pieces of baking paper.

2.Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water 8 minutes, or until almost tender. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of cooking liquid.

3.Return pasta to pan. Add reserved cooking liquid, beans, pasta sauce, juice and spinach; toss to combine.

4.Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over moderately high heat. Add onion and mushroom; cook, stirring, 3-5 minutes, or until soft. Add to pasta mixture; stir to combine.

5.For each parcel, place a piece of baking paper on a flat surface. Spoon one-quarter of pasta mixture at centre; top with one-quarter ham.

6.Fold two opposite sides of paper together at the centre to enclose filling; fold up ends to enclose. Tie with kitchen string to secure. Place on a large baking tray. Repeat with remaining paper, pasta mixture and ham to make 4 parcels.

7.Bake parcels 10 minutes. Serve with crusty bread.

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