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• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 15 minutes, Preparation Time - 5 minutes

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| 1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Stir asparagus into pot in the last five minutes of cooking; drain. | 2. While pasta is cooking, heat butter and cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat. When mixture begins to bubble, stir in Parmesan, garlic powder, pepper and cayenne. Continue cooking until mixture thickens, stirring occasionally. Stir in ham and heat through. | 3. Toss pasta and asparagus with sauce and serve immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
fettuccini noodle	12	ounces		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
asparagus	8	ounces	trimmed cut	45.3592	8.7997	4.9895	0.2722
butter	1/2	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
heavy cream	2	cups		816.0	6.5760000000000005	6.816	86.59200000000001
parmesan cheese	3/4	cup	grated	222.0	24.0	24.0	3.0
garlic powder	1/4	teaspoon		2.5653	0.5637	0.1283	0.0057
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
cayenne pepper	1	pinch		0.3578	0.0637	0.0135	0.0194
ham	1/2	pound	cooked diced	276.7017	16.4887	40.6661	5.3753

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.