10-minute ham and leek pasta

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 250 g pasta of your choice
• 1 leek(s)
• 50 g diced bacon (not the small cubes from the ham)
• 1 garlic clove(s)
• lots of chives
• 50 ml milk
• 50 g cream cheese, preferably herb cream cheese
• Salt and pepper from the mill
• some paprika powder, sweet
• Nutmeg, grated
• some olive oil for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 8 minutes; Total time approx. 18 minutes

With everything ready, it only takes 10 minutes. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Trim the leeks and slice them into thin rings. Peel and chop the garlic. Wash the chives, shake them dry, and chop them finely. Heat a pan with a little oil. By now the water should be boiling: Add the pasta. Sauté the leeks, diced ham, and garlic in the oil. After 3-4 minutes, reduce the heat and add the milk. Stir in the cream cheese and chives and season with plenty of pepper, salt, paprika, and nutmeg. When the pasta is al dente, add 2-3 tablespoons of the cooking water to the sauce. Drain the pasta and fold it into the sauce. Serve the dish. I prefer French cream cheese and fusilli. The pasta should definitely cook in under 8 minutes.