Spaghetti with spinach and smoked ham cream

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion (150 g)
• 1 red bell pepper (150 g)
• 1 clove of garlic
• 150 g smoked ham
• 500 g spinach
• 300 g spaghetti
• 1500 ml water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 200 ml cooking cream
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

Preparation

1. Peel the onion and chop it finely. Cut the red pepper into julienne and the ham into thin strips, then peel the garlic and chop it finely. 2. Bring 1500 ml of water to a boil, add 1 teaspoon of salt and, when the water is boiling, add the spaghetti. Cook them for 10 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan, add the onion and garlic and fry them for 1 minute. 4. Add the pepper and ham to the pan and cook them for 4 minutes, until the pepper softens and the ham browns at the edges. 5. Add the spinach and fry it for 4 minutes, until it wilts and shrinks a lot. 6. Mix 200 ml cooking cream with 3 tablespoons of hot sauce from the pan, then pour everything back into the pan. Add 1/2 teaspoon of fine salt and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, stir and let it simmer gently for 10 minutes. 7. Drain the pasta, put it in the pan over the sauce, mix well and serve hot.