Creamy ham and veggies pasta
Got leftover ham from the holidays? Get creative and make this exceptionally luscious creamy one-dish meal. Cooks in ten minutes flat.
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 125 grams pasta (4.4 oz)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ⅓ cup chopped carrot
- 2 cups chopped ham
- ⅓ cup chopped bell pepper
- ⅓ cup sweet peas
- ¾ to 1 cup sour cream depending on how saucy you want your pasta dish
- pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in lightly salted water.
- While the pasta cooks, melt the butter in a another pan and saute the carrot for a minute to start softening it.
- Add the chopped ham and cook, stirring often, until the ham has rendered a little fat.
- Add the chopped bell peppers, stir and cook for a minute.
- Stir in the peas and cook for another minute.
- Drain the pasta and dump into the pan with the ham and vegetables. Toss to coat the noodles with the mixture of butter and ham fat.
- Pour in the sour cream and cook, tossing, for a minute or so.
- Add pepper, toss, taste and add salt, if needed.
- Serve your creamy ham and veggies pasta sprinkled with chopped parsley.
