This is a very quick and easy pasta recipe to throw together and it tastes wonderful. I love the fact that this uses thicker pasta noodles rather than spaghetti, which my family prefer. This particular recipe is one that I tagged for a recipe swap game, I am involved in this month. I made the recipe as stated, apart from adding some garlic to the mushrooms when cooking and just using regular deli sliced ham, I also added more Parmesan cheese as we absolutely love our cheese. All in all it makes for a great after work fast meal that is filling, tastes great and is budget friendly. To read more reviews of this recipe or to view more photos please click here.

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Ingredients

16 Ounces tagliatelle pasta noodles, fresh, if possible
1 Tablespoon olive oil
8 Ounces ham, cut into 1-inch sticks (I used regular sliced deli ham)
2 Cloves garlic, crushed (my addition)
4 Ounces button mushrooms, sliced
4 Eggs, lightly beaten
5 Tablespoons light cream (I added a little more than this)
Salt and pepper to tastO
2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, finely grated (I added more cheese than this)

Method

1. Cook pasta in pan of boiling salted water, with a little oil added, 6-8 minutes or until al dente.

2. Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in frying pan & fry ham 3-4 minutes, then add mushrooms & fry another 3-4 minutes. (I cooked the garlic in with the mushrooms) Turn off heat & set aside, reserved.

3. In a bowl, lightly beat eggs & cream together & season well with salt & pepper.

4. When pasta is cooked, drain it well & return to pan, then add ham, mushrooms & any pan juices ~ Stri into pasta.

5. Pour in eggs, cream & half the Parmesan cheese. Stir well, & as you do this, the eggs will cook in the heat of the pasta.

Pile on warmed serving plates, sprinkle with remaining Parmesan & enjoy!

All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.