Penne With Prosciutto In Butter Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb penne
1/4 lb prosciutto, sliced
1/2 cup butter
1/2 sweet white onion, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 lemon, zest of
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup flat-leaf Italian parsley, coarsely chopped
1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
salt and pepper

Preparation

Bring large pot of water to a boil. Add penne and cook until al dente.
While pasta is cooking, trim fat off of proscuitto and slice into wide strips.
In a large frying pan, melt the butter.
Add onion and garlic and saute until onion is soft, about 4 minutes.
Add chicken stock and simmer for 1 minute.
Drain pasta and place into a warmed, large bowl.
Add proscuitto, lemon zest, nutmeg, parley and salt and pepper to taste.
Pour in stock mixture add toss well.
Add parmesan cheese and mix well.
Serve immediately.