If you’re looking for a tasty and quick pasta dish idea, I suggest penne with mustache.
The perfect recipe to make both adults and kids lick their lips, is that why they’re called penne with mustache? 😛
The sauce is made with tomato puree and cream, a perfect creamy coating for bronze-cut penne.
With penne with mustache you get a quick pasta dish, the sauce is prepared alongside cooking the pasta, the perfect main course when you have little time to prepare lunch.
Penne with mustache is an economical dish requiring few ingredients: cooked ham, tomato puree, and cream.
The ideal dish in case of unexpected guests and you have little in the pantry; with this recipe, success is guaranteed!
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 12.7 oz bronze-cut penne
- 7 oz Prague cooked ham
- 7 oz tomato puree
- 7 oz cooking cream
- Half white onion
- 1 bunch parsley
- to taste salt
- to taste white pepper
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
Steps
Cut the slices of cooked ham into strips.
In a saucepan, pour some extra virgin olive oil, add the chopped onion, and let it soften over low heat.
Add the cooked ham and let it flavor for a couple of minutes while stirring.
Add the tomato puree and cream, and mix.
Season with salt and pepper, and let it cook for 10 minutes over low heat.
Drain the penne and toss them in the saucepan with the sauce.
Garnish with finely chopped fresh parsley.
Penne with Mustache is an irresistible dish to pamper the ones you love.

