Ham Milano

By Mommy

Ingredients

• optional personal toppings:
• Penne Pasta 16 oz
• broccoli 2C
• garlic cloves 2
• butter 2 TB
• grape tomatoes 1 1/2 C
• can mushrooms whole 2 small cans
• all purpose flour 3 TB
• chicken broth 1/2 Box
• milk 1/4 C
• chunk ham 1 -1 1/2 pds
• orange bell pepper (optional) 1
• parmesan cheese 1 C
• salt
• pepper
• red chili flakes
• torn fresh basil

Preparation

Step 1

in large pot cook pasta according to pkg directions - adding broccoli the last 5 min
while pasta is cooking cut tomatoes in half and place in zip lock - add salt, pepper, olive oil - shake to coat
place face down on baking dish - cook for 7-10 min until the start to shrivel
in a large skillet saute garlic in butter for 1 min
stir in flour until well blended
add broth & milk
bring to a boil - stir for 2 min until thick
stir in ham, pepper, 1/2 the cheese
drain pasta - add ham mixture - toss to coat
add tomatoes & the rest of the cheese to each individual bowl

Bring to the table for individual use :
red chili flakes
pepper
torn fresh basil