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Creamy Pasta Primavera
SUBMITTED BY:
CORWYNN DARKHOLME
"Rich and creamy, very yummy for the tummy! Serve with garlic toast!"
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PREP TIME
15 Min
COOK TIME
45 Min
READY IN
1 Hr
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4 ounces spaghetti
1/3 cup butter, divided
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup sliced green bell pepper
1/4 cup sliced red bell peppers
1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
3/4 cup milk
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
2 cups diced cooked ham
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
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DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
In a skillet, melt 1/4 cup of the butter. Saute green onions, green peppers, red peppers and mushrooms. Add cream cheese and milk and stir over low heat until cream cheese is melted. Stir in ham and parmesan cheese. Toss spaghetti with remaining butter. Combine with cream cheese mixture; toss lightly.
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Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2003 by GRNSISTER
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Sep. 10, 2003
This recipe was bland. The sauce was heavy and, as originally submitted, way too much for the amount of veggies and pasta.
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This recipe was bland. The sauce was heavy and, as originally submitted, way too much for the...
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Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2005 by CALILOO
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CALILOO
Feb. 25, 2005
As it is written, this is a bland mess. However, the thought behind it is good so I took it a few steps further. I added 2 cloves of minced garlic, 6 stalks of asparagus cut in 1 inch lengths, a small yellow squash sliced, some par boiled baby carrots and a cup of broccoli florets. Saute all the garlic and veggies together until they are heated through then continue as the recipe is written.
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As it is written, this is a bland mess. However, the thought behind it is good so I took it a...
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Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2008 by ALLFROMSCRATCH
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ALLFROMSCRATCH
Feb. 1, 2008
I read all of the reviews and made the changes accordingly. I still have to tweak the consistency, thinning it out as it still is rather a "glob". The taste and ease of making it was there though. What I did was use a carton of mushrooms, a bunch of green onions, a whole green and red pepper, a few stalks of celery with the inner stalks and tops, a frozen bag of peas and a bag of broccoli (thawed). Next time I would use fresh, not frozen broccoli, that's what helped turn it to mush. Some crunch would be nice. Omitted the ham. Added some pepper. Using 8 oz. of spaghetti, this amount of veggies was plenty, it's just the consistency that needs to be worked on. I hate to say adding heavy cream might do it but then it's not something you would eat every day.
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I read all of the reviews and made the changes accordingly. I still have to tweak the...
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Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2007 by
littleliz
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littleliz
Jan. 17, 2007
The sauce was far too pasty. It would be better with half the cream cheese.
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The sauce was far too pasty. It would be better with half the cream cheese.
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Reviewed on Mar. 2, 2006 by
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NTRDM2004
Mar. 2, 2006
I gave this a 4 because it truly does need a lot of revisions--I used a ton more vegetables--a 16 oz package of frozen broccoli, cauliflower and carrots, a cup of frozen peas, a cup of frozen green beans, half of a fresh red pepper, a can of mushrooms--and a pound of angel hair pasta. So I cooked the vegetables in some canola oil and made the sauce in a seperate pan and boiled the pasta in a seperate pan. I also added garlic and onion to the vegetable mixture and the sauce. Also, I added basil and oregano to the sauce too. So the cream cheese idea is a good base, but you definitely need to jazz the recipe up a bit. Also, I don't see the need for all the butter--I used about 1 tbsp of canola oil to saute my veggies and they were delicious! And I cannot even IMAGINE this sauce on 4 oz. of pasta because we had enough for 1 lb of pasta--but if you like a lot of sauce, you may want to use about 3/4 of a pound of pasta. Overall--good base of a recipe, just need to add a lot more stuff--but in the end, it's great!
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I gave this a 4 because it truly does need a lot of revisions--I used a ton more vegetables--a...
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Reviewed on Feb. 5, 2006 by JANICEB75
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JANICEB75
Feb. 5, 2006
I thought this was great!! I left out the mushrooms because I didn't have any and I added about 1-2 tsp fresh minced garlic. It's a bit rich with the cream cheese, but still VERY good!!! The only thing I would suggest, besides adding some garlic to give it some more flavor, is to at least double (if not triple) the amount of pasta you use. I used spiral noodles instead of spaghetti. I doubled the amount it called for and I still could have used more noodles. It really makes a lot of sauce! I also kind of wanted something crunchy in this. Maybe add some chopped celery or something along that line at the end. I made mine more like a warm pasta salad since I used the spiral noodles. Maybe that's why I wanted something crunchy in it. lol Good recipe! Give it a try!!!
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I thought this was great!! I left out the mushrooms because I didn't have any and I added...
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Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2004 by
LILLELI
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LILLELI
Sep. 27, 2004
easy - very tasty - I did use fresh mushooms and didn't mix in the parmesan - but left it for everyone to top individually...
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easy - very tasty - I did use fresh mushooms and didn't mix in the parmesan - but left it for...
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Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2008 by
Susanna
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Susanna
Apr. 29, 2008
A good way to use up leftover ham. I too used more (whole wheat) pasta then was called for and I used fresh mushrooms. Although it was pretty good, there was no real "wow" factor that would compel me to make this again.
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A good way to use up leftover ham. I too used more (whole wheat) pasta then was called for...
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Reviewed on Mar. 1, 2008 by
Kel
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Kel
Mar. 1, 2008
Good but not great. Made a few changes - used onion and chive cream cheese, added broccoli.
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Good but not great. Made a few changes - used onion and chive cream cheese, added broccoli.
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Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2008 by
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JENNLANE1973
Feb. 25, 2008
My family did not care for this recipe.
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