Saffron Rice And Ham Primavera Food

SAFFRON RICE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is very tender and dark brown, 15 to 20 minutes more.
• Pour in rice and stir to coat. Stir in water, parsley flakes, saffron, and 3 drops of yellow food coloring (optional). Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed, about 30 minutes.

SAFFRON RICE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the saffron and boiling water and steep for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, rinse the rice under cold water. Place the rice, 1 3/4 cups water, and saffron in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, until all the liquid is absorbed.
• Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork, season with salt and pepper, and either spoon into the bouillabaisse or serve on the side.

PENNE AND HAM PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package, adding zucchini and yellow squash during last 3 to 4 minutes of cooking; drain.
• Return pasta mixture to saucepan; add ham and dressing. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot. Sprinkle with basil, cheese and pepper.

SAFFRON RICE AND HAM PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Bring broth, rice and saffron to boil in heavy medium saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 15 minutes. Place frozen peas atop rice mixture. Cover and cook until rice is tender, peas are cooked through and broth is absorbed, about 4 minutes longer. Meanwhile, heat heavy large skillet over high heat. Add ham and bell pepper and cook until ham begins to brown, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat. Add rice mixture, tomatoes and 2 tablespoons vinaigrette. Toss, adding more vinaigrette by tablespoonfuls if mixture is dry. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.

WARM SAFFRON POTATOES WITH SERRANO HAM AND SWEET PEAS

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, saffron liquid and lemon juice thoroughly in a food processor; season, to taste, with salt and pepper. The mayonnaise will turn a beautiful yellow color and should be somewhat thin to combine smoothly with the potato mixture.
• Cook the potatoes in a large pot of boiling salted water until fork tender, about 30 minutes. Drain potatoes well in a colander. Heat oil in a skillet until almost smoking. Saute the onion and chiles. Add the potatoes and fry until the edges are crispy and brown. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add ham, and peas and parsley; toss lightly to combine.
• Gently fold the saffron mayonnaise into the potato salad, taking care not to break up the cubes.

HAM PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Fry mushrooms and onion flakes in oil or butter until tender.
• Add in 3 cheese alfredo sauce and salt and pepper, stir until smooth.
• Bring to a light boil; stir for about 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Stir in spaghetti, ham, and peas; stir until heated through.
• Top with Parmesan cheese.

HAM PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta while you are preparing the rest of the dish in a large saute pan. Reserve a little of the pasta water to add to the sauce if you would like to thin it a bit.
• Saute the onion and garlic in the butter for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the carrots and saute for a couple more minutes.
• Then add the broccoli and cook until bright green. I cover it and let the veggies get nearly done, as my family does not like their veggies with any crunch left.
• Add the ham, mustard and the italian seasoning and saute for a couple more minutes.
• Toss in the cooked spaghetti noodles and serve.

PRETTY HAM PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute mushrooms and onion in oil until tender. Stir in the flour, Italian seasoning, bouillon, salt and pepper until smooth. , Gradually add milk, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the spaghetti, ham and peas; heat through. Sprinkle with cheese if desired.

SAFFRON RISOTTO PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Bring vegetable broth to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Add asparagus pieces and cook until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer asparagus to bowl. Add white wine and saffron threads to vegetable broth and bring to simmer.
• Heat olive oil in another heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add rice and stir until translucent, about 2 minutes. Mix in all but 1/4 cup broth mixture. Simmer rice uncovered until tender and creamy but still slightly firm to bite, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Mix in peas, then asparagus and Parmesan cheese. Add remaining 1/4 cup broth if risotto seems dry. Season with salt and pepper.

HAM IT UP PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute asparagus and carrots in butter for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and zucchini; saute until crisp-tender. , Stir in the ham, peas, onions, basil, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. , Drain spaghetti; place in a large bowl. Add vegetable mixture and 1/2 cup cheese; toss to combine. Serve with remaining cheese.

CREAMY PASTA PRIMAVERA WITH HAM

Steps:

• Cook pasta in Dutch oven as directed on package, omitting salt and adding vegetables to the boiling water for the last 2 min.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in large saucepan on low heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 min. Stir in flour; cook and stir 2 min. Gradually stir in broth; cook on medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Add cream cheese, Italian cheese blend and 1/4 cup Parmesan; cook and stir 2 min. or until cheeses are melted and sauce is well blended.
• Heat oven to 375ºF. Drain pasta mixture; return to pan. Add cheese sauce and ham; mix lightly. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.