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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In large skillet over medium heat. Heat oil and ham bits together, cook until bits turn brown (usually about 10-15 minutes). | 2. Add garlic and basil to ham bits; cook for 5 minutes more. | 3. Add tomato sauce and simmer for another 10 minutes. | 4. Then add heavy cream and heat till warm. Add container of cheese. add salt and pepper if desired. | 5. Stir sauce till cheese is completely dissolved. | 6. Bring water to boil in a large pan. Pour pasta in once its boiling. Boil pasta for 10-15 minutes. Depends how you like your pasta (I prefer my al dente). | 7. Drain water from pasta and put back in pan. Add Sauce and toss to evenly coat noodles. Serve while warm. Extra Parmesan can be sprinkled on top. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
ham	12	ounces	cubed	-	-	-	-
heavy cream	1	pint		-	-	-	-
hunt tomato sauce	1	cup		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	8	ounces		839.145	90.7184	90.7184	11.3398
olive oil	3	tablespoons		358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5
garlic	1	teaspoon	minced	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
basil	1	teaspoon		0.2032	0.0234	0.0278	0.0057
parmesan cheese				839.145	90.7184	90.7184	11.3398
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
penne pasta	16	ounces		1691.76	340.4952	59.4624	6.8856

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