Pasta with Ham, Spinach and Mascarpone

Total time: 25 minutes
    Barely cooked spinach and cherry tomatoes, makes this similar to a salad. It's a light pasta dinner, perfect for spring.

 Ingredients:

• 10oz (300gr) ham, baked, deli style
• 6oz (180gr) spinach
• 3 green garlic   substitute 3 green onions and 1 clove garlic
• 4oz (120gr) cherry tomatoes
• 1 tsp basil
• 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) chicken stock
• 1/2 cup (4oz, 120gr) mascarpone
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 1/4 cup pasta

 Instructions:

• Cook the pasta according to package directions.
• Trim green garlic and slice, using as much of the green tops as reasonable or trim and slice green onion and mince garlic. 
• Cut ham into bite-size pieces.
• Cut cherry tomatoes in half. 
• Prepare the spinach, wash and dry if needed, and tear any that are huge. 
• In a large skillet heat oil.  Add green garlic and sauté for 3 minutes.
• Add ham and sauté 3 minutes longer.
• Add stock, basil, mascarpone and cook, stirring, until heated through and well combined. 
• Add cherry tomatoes, drained pasta  and cook for 2 minutes. 
• Add spinach, toss to combine and slightly wilt the spinach.  Serve.