Pasta With Caramelized Onions, Cabbage And Smoked Ham - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
2 lbs onions, thinly sliced
4 cups thinly sliced green cabbage
1 1/2 cups diced smoked ham (such as black forest)
3/4 lb fusilli or 3/4 lb rotini pasta
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup canned beef broth (about)

Preparation

Add oil and onions to a skillet and saute until onions are dark brown, about 25 minutes.
Add cabbage and ham and saute until cabbage wilts, about 8 mintues.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in heavy large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
Drain, return pasta to same pot.
Add onion mixture and cheese to pasta.
Toss over medium heat until warmed through, adding broth by 1/4 cupfuls to moisten if dry, about 4 minutes.
Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper and serve.