CREAMY PASTA PRIMAVERA WITH HAM

Creamy Pasta Primavera with Ham image

It's true, primavera vegetables are often the stars of this type of pasta dish. But we'd like to give a shout-out to the ham and creamy sauce in this one.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 14 servings, 1 cup each

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

1 lb. penne pasta, uncooked
3 cups small broccoli florets
4 carrots, peeled, chopped
1/4 cup butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup flour
2 cans (14-1/2 oz. each) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed
1-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Italian* Five Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA
3/4 cup KRAFT Shredded Parmesan Cheese, divided
1 pkg. (7 oz.) OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Smoked Ham, chopped

Steps:

Cook pasta in Dutch oven as directed on package, omitting salt and adding vegetables to the boiling water for the last 2 min.
Meanwhile, melt butter in large saucepan on low heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 min. Stir in flour; cook and stir 2 min. Gradually stir in broth; cook on medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Add cream cheese, Italian cheese blend and 1/4 cup Parmesan; cook and stir 2 min. or until cheeses are melted and sauce is well blended.
Heat oven to 375ºF. Drain pasta mixture; return to pan. Add cheese sauce and ham; mix lightly. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Sodium 540 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 13 g