Ham Linguine Florentine
- 3 oz. linguine, cooked
- 1 (8 oz.) fully-cooked ham slice
- 1 Tbsp. slivered almonds
- 6 oz. fresh spinach (about 6 c.)
- 1 c. sliced, fresh mushrooms
- 1/2 c. chopped onions
- 1 c. beef broth
- 1/2 c. skim milk
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp. dried marjoram, crushed
- 2 Tbsp. Dijon-style mustard
- 1/4 c. snipped parsley
- In a large saucepan, cook almonds about 1 to 2 minutes, or until golden.
- Remove from pan; set aside.
- Coarsely chop spinach and arrange on a serving platter.
- In the same saucepan, cook mushrooms and onion in the beef broth for 2 minutes, or until tender.
- Combine milk and cornstarch in a cup and stir.
- Stir the milk mixture into the saucepan; add marjoram.
- Cook until it thickens and is bubbly.
- Cut ham slice into julienne strips.
- Stir in ham, mustard and parsley.
- Heat through.
- Drain the linguine and stir it into the ham mixture.
- Pour the ham and linguine mixture all over the spinach on the serving platter and sprinkle top with the toasted almonds.
- Serve immediately.
- Makes 3 servings.
- (For larger serving, double all ingredients.)
linguine, ham slice, almonds, fresh spinach, mushrooms, onions, beef broth, milk, cornstarch, dried marjoram, mustard, parsley
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=603400 (may not work)