Creamy Baked Prosciutto Pappardelle Pasta
Tender pappardelle is baked in a creamy Parmesan sauce with crispy bacon, prosciutto, spinach, and mozzarella for a rich, cheesy, comforting pasta dish.
Ingredients
- 1 lb pappardelle
- ½ stick butter
- 4 slices bacon diced
- ½ cup prosciutto cut into strips
- 3 tbsp flour
- 2 cups low fat milk
- 1 cup reserved pasta water
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 2 cups chopped spinach
- ½ chopped onion
- 2 tbsp chopped garlic
- pinch of nutmeg
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the Pappardelle according to package directions reserving 1 cup of the pasta water before daining
- In a heavy saucepan cook the bacon in 2 tablespoons of butter until crispy
- Add the onion and garlic saute until tender and just beginning to brown
- Sprinkle the flour over the bacon mixture stirring to coat everything in the saute pan cook for 2 minutes
- Slowly in the milk while stirring then add the resevered pasta water. Cook until sauce thickens about 10 minutes
- Add the nutmeg, spinach and parmesan cheese cook 5 minutes longer
- Pour Pappardelle into buttered casserole dish
- Top with the shredded mozzarella
- Place the dish under the broiler until the top is golden brown about 15 minutes
- Serve at Once