Lazy Girl's Pasta Alla Carbonara With Mushrooms (eggless)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 lb spaghetti
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 500 g mushrooms, sliced (i used cremini)
• 3 slices extra-lean ham, cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons onion-flavoured cream cheese dip (philadelphia brand)
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 put large pot of water to boil; add salt and pasta.
• 2 meanwhile, saute mushrooms in olive oil over medium-high heat.
• 3 add ham pieces and heat through.
• 4 keep mushroom/ham mixture warm while pasta cooks.
• 5 when pasta is al dente, reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water and drain rest.
• 6 add butter and mushroom mixture to pasta pot.
• 7 stir in pasta and cream cheese dip; to thin the "sauce," add the pasta cooking water.
• 8 mix well and serve immediately.