Creamy linguine with ham, lemon & basil

Creamy linguine with ham, lemon & basil

Keep the kids happy with this easy, low-fat recipe that's ready in under half an hour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Cook the linguine. Meanwhile, tear the ham into small pieces and fry in the olive oil until golden and crisp.
  2. Drain the pasta, reserving a little of the cooking water, then return to the pan. Tip in the cooked ham. Mix together the lemon juice, egg yolks and crème fraîche, then add this to the pan along with the basil and Parmesan. Mix in with tongs, adding a little of the cooking water, if needed, to make a creamy sauce that coats the pasta. Serve with extra Parmesan grated over the top, if you like.

Per serving

349 kcalories, protein 15g, carbohydrate 51g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 2g, sugar 2g, salt 0,82 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2010.

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  • 09 August 2010

    HelsBels77 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty and light carbonara type main

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  • 09 August 2010

    Margot rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Liked it, but would add less lemon as the sauce tasted too much of lemon.

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  • 10 August 2010

    Stephanie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    extremely light but very tasty still. i will make this again. i added less lemon too, great advice! added mushrooms and onion too - made it a lot more wholesome. used gammon instead of prosciutto which was very tasty. all in all a very good result which myself and my flatmate laura just loved! quite superb.

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  • 10 August 2010

    MissyHB rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A fantastic quick dinner thats full of flavour.

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  • 15 August 2010

    Rachel rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious!! The boyfriend complained I hadn't made more....and I came home to the same recipe waiting on the table two nights later!

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  • 20 August 2010

    lynsayp24 commented on this recipe

    Yummy!! i used organic wholemeal spagetti & low fat creme & lots of mushroom & shallots!!!!! perfect & very easy!!

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  • 30 August 2010

    justjaney rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I thought this was ok but nothing special. I used reduced fat creme fraiche so maybe that is why.!

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  • 01 September 2010

    Mrs Horse rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This recipe was superfast and easy to make after a long day at work! I used Greek yoghurt instead as I didn't have creme fraiche and it turned out wonderfully. Will defo make again!

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  • 08 September 2010

    cupcake rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Tasty but had to add a little more creme fraiche as was dry and was worried that adding any more of the pasta water would make it too watery!

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  • 18 September 2010

    michelle rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Did I do something wrong with this one? I was really looking forward to it because it has a lot of my favourite foods in it. I reduced the lemon juice as other people suggested but it was still very bitter, I used the exact quantity of prosciutto and it was really salty, so for me this dish was hard to eat. I might try make it again and see what happens.

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  • 25 September 2010

    sexybum commented on this recipe

    this was really easy to make and absolutely gorgeous i added some mushrooms and really though it could of done with a bit of garlic but thanks for the suggestion to only half a lemon as a whole one would of been to much thanks xx

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  • 25 September 2010

    sexybum rated this recipe

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    12 October 2010

    kat rated this recipe

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  • 19 October 2010

    laurag rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    tasty used phillidephia light instead of creme fresh, extra cheesy

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  • 14 January 2011

    sqwelch rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    really quick and scrumptious - great for a late night after a long day at work... I used half fat creme fresh and I added in some frozen peas when mixing in all the ingredients together and it just gave it that little bit extra...they added a nice colour dimension as well!

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  • 01 February 2011

    TehPanda rated this recipe

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  • 02 February 2011

    Kitty rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I actually liked the amount of lemon. Very summery, quick and easy.

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  • 23 February 2011

    oaktreehill rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I too reduced the lemon in the dish but still found it too lemony. Both myself and my husband were not a fan of this recipie at all.

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  • 23 February 2011

    SamM1 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Quick, easy and tasty - a perfect dish if you're not too hungry and fancy something quick.

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  • 13 March 2011

    o0cherrelle0o rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    really quick and easy to make, my fussy boyfriend and i LOVED this recipe. highly recommend this dish.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Low-fat

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349 kcalories, protein 15g, carbohydrate 51g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 2g, sugar 2g, salt 0,82 g

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