Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • ½ Pkg Barilla®Spaghetti 8 oz
  • ¼ small white onion
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tablespoons butter (1 Tbsp. extra if baking the pasta)
  • 1 cup baked ham cut in small cubes* (4 ½ oz)
  • ½ cup Mexican Cream
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup Monterrey Jack Cheese**

Instruction

  • Fill a large pot with water, add the onion and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and add the spaghetti. Stir often to help keep it from sticking. Cook for 9 minutes.
  • Just before the spaghetti is done, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, add the ham and cream and cook for a couple of minutes just enough to warm them up.
  • Once pasta is ready, drain, discard onion and bay leaves. Then add to the saucepan with the ham and cream mixture tossing to coat evenly. (If the pasta is too dry for your taste add a couple of warm milk and mix.) Season with salt and pepper. At this point you can stir in the cheese to melt and serve or if you want to bake it proceed to step.
  • Preheat oven to 350F, and butter a 9 by 6-IN baking dish.
  • Mix ½ of the cheese with the spaghetti, stir to combine, then transfer to the baking dish and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.
  • Bake for 10 minutes to melt the cheese. To serve garnish with chopped parsley. You will really love this one!