Recipe - Pasta With Asparagus And Mushrooms

16 md Shells
2 tablespoon Margarine or butter
1 md Onion; chopped
4 ounce Smoked ham thin batons
8 ounce Mushrooms cut or sliced up
1 pound Asparagus cut in 2 inch
pieces
1 cup Chicken broth; One half cup
One half cup Heavy cream
1/8 teaspoon Fresh black pepper
Grated Parmesa n cheese

Prepare pasta in boiling salted water,cook to desired doneness Meanwhile,in
10 inch skillet melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Add onions and
ham and cook,stirring occasionally,until onion is tender.

Add mushroons and cook until mushrooms are tender and liquid has
evaporated.Stir in asparagus chicken broth ,cream ,and black pepper. Heat
to boiling over high heat, stirring for 3 to 5 minutes until asparagus are
cooked

Drain pasta. return to pot. Add other ingredients and toss well. Serve with
shredded Parmesan cheese,

Recipe by: Good housekeeping

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #988 by tony tautog78@yahoo.com on Jan 7,
1998