Ingredients
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2 tablespoons butter
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100 g mushrooms, sliced
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60 g prosciutto or 60 g ham, chopped
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2 tablespoons pesto sauce
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500 g penne pasta
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2 tablespoons butter
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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2 tablespoons flour
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3/4 cup chicken stock
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3/4 cup milk
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salt and pepper, to taste
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1/3 cup grated cheese (cheddar, parmesan, whatever takes your fancy)
Instructions
- Put pasta on to boil.
- While the pasta is cooking, melt the first lot of butter and saute mushrooms, garlic and proscuitto (or ham). Remove from pan, keep warm.
- Melt second lot of butter. Add flour and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Stir in stock and milk and cook, stirring frequently, until sauce thickens.
- Add the mushrooms, proscuitto and cheese.
- Stir until cheese is melted.
- Add the pesto, salt and pepper.
- Toss hot pasta with sauce and serve immediately.