#MEwx Clouds and cooler with Ham/Turkey Tetrazzini

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly cloudy skies and colder with highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph.

Tonight we'll have clear skies with lows in the mid 40s. Winds will be light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 54.1°F, the humidity is 73% and the Dew Point is 45.7°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 5.1 MPH and 7.4 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.16, the Absolute pressure is 29.96 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers  overcast skies for the time being. 

The UV rating is  0 out of 16, The moon is 39.4% illuminated, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, Sunrise is 6:14 am↑ 83° East, Sunset is 6:56 pm↑ 277° West, Moonrise is XXX, Moonset is 3:23 pm↑ 305° Northwest and we'll have 12 hours 42  minutes of daylight today.  

We didn't receive any rain here  over the past 24 hours, but the temperature sure went down.

This recipe is interchangeable, you can use Ham or Turkey to make it.

HAM TETRAZZINI

Serves 6 (1 cup)

(IN THIS RECIPE, TURKEY COULD BE USED INSTEAD OF HAM.  ALL OTHER INGREDIENTS ARE THE SAME)

1 full cup extra-lean ham

½ cup chopped onion

1 (10 ¾ oz) can Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom Soup

¾ cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese

1 cup frozen peas

2 tbsp canned chopped pimiento

2 tbsp fresh parsley or 2 tsp dried parsley flakes

1/8 tsp black pepper

2 cups chopped cooked spaghetti, rinsed and drained

 

In a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, sauté ham and onion until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.   Stir in mushroom soup and cheddar cheese.   Cook over low heat, stirring often, until cheese melts.   Add peas, pimiento, parsley, black pepper, and spaghetti.  Mix well to combine.  Lower heat and simmer 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often.

 

HINT:  1 ½ cups uncooked spaghetti usually cook to about 2 cups.

Exchanges:  1 ½ meat   -   1 ½ starch  197 calories   -   5 gm fat   -   15 gm protein   -   23 gm carbohydrate   -   669 mg sodium   - gm fiber