Pasta with peas, ham, and cream is a simple and tasty first course.
It’s the ideal dish for those new to cooking but want to prepare something delicious to share with the right company.
Pasta with peas, ham, and cream is the colorful dish to bring to the table on days with little time for lunch, sure to please even kids thanks to the creaminess and tastiness of the cream, the perfect ingredient for tasty dishes.
In the recipe, I used strozzapreti pasta, which with its spiral shape captures the sauce better, but you can use your preferred pasta shape.
- Portions: 2
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 6.5 oz strozzapreti pasta
- 1 cup fine peas
- 3.5 oz cubed cooked ham
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Half onion
- 1 bunch parsley
- to taste salt
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste white pepper
Steps
In a pan, pour some extra virgin olive oil and the chopped onion, let it soften for a few minutes over low heat.
Add the fresh or frozen peas and the ham cubes, sauté for 5 minutes, stirring often.
Add half a glass of water.
Season with salt and pepper and cook for 10 minutes.
During cooking, also add the chopped parsley, before turning off, stir in the cream and mix.
The sauce is ready to dress your pasta dish.
Pasta with peas, ham, and cream is a timeless classic of homemade cooking, always current.
