{"id":53,"date":"2017-01-10T16:04:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T16:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2017-01-17T16:03:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T16:03:08","slug":"macaroni-with-prosciutto-and-asparagus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=53","title":{"rendered":"Macaroni with Prosciutto and Asparagus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tender asparagus, prosciutto ham, saut\u00e9ed white onion and Italian seasonings meld into an irresistible casserole coated with a blend of fresh whipping cream and Parmesan cheese.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Recipe makes 6 servings.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bd pounds small asparagus<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup butter<\/li>\n<li>2 medium onions, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd pound Prosciutto ham, diced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup whipping cream<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 pound medium-size macaroni, such as penne pasta<\/li>\n<li>1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>Additional Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Wash asparagus and cut tips off stalks. Fill a medium saucepan half full with salted water. Bring water to a boil. Add asparagus tips. Boil about 1 to 2 minutes or until tender but firm. Drain asparagus.<\/li>\n<li>Melt butter in a large skillet. When butter foams, add onions. Heat the mixture over medium heat until pale yellow. Add drained asparagus and ham. Saut\u00e9 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in cream. Simmer 2 minutes or until cream begins to thicken.<\/li>\n<li>Season with salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Fill a very large saucepan two-thirds full with salted water. Bring water to a boil. Add macaroni. Bring water back to a boil and cook macaroni uncovered until tender but firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Drain macaroni and place in skillet with sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Add 1 cup Parmesan cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Toss macaroni and sauce over medium heat until sauce coats macaroni, 20 to 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Serve immediately with additional Parmesan cheese.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Helpful Tip<\/h4>\n<p>Prosciutto is the Italian word for &#8220;ham.&#8221; This Italian-style ham has been seasoned, salt-cured (but not smoked) and air-dried. Italian prosciuttos are designated prosciutto cotto, which is cooked, and prosciutto crudo, which is raw but ready to eat because of its curing. Look for golden pink, moist-looking prosciutto with pure white fat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tender asparagus, prosciutto ham, saut\u00e9ed white onion and Italian seasonings meld into an irresistible casserole coated with a blend of fresh whipping cream and Parmesan cheese. Recipe makes 6 servings. Ingredients 1 \u00bd pounds small asparagus \u00bc cup butter 2 medium onions, thinly sliced \u00bd pound Prosciutto ham, diced 1 cup whipping cream 1 tablespoon &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/?page_id=53\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Macaroni with Prosciutto and Asparagus&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":131,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions\/54"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homemademacaroni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}