Creamy egg pasta with ham and peas
Half and half makes a silky, quick sauce for pasta without cream's heaviness. A weeknight supper built on this one shelf ingredient, with ham and peas stirred in at the end to make it whole.
About 680 calories a serving, 28 g protein, 82 g carbohydrate, 27 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 4 oz [115 g] diced ham
- 1 cup [150 g] frozen peas
From your shelf
- 1 cup [240 ml] half and half
Staples
- 6 oz [170 g] pasta
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cloves, minced garlic
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook 6 oz pasta according to package directions until al dente; reserve 1/2 cup pasta water before draining.
- While the pasta cooks, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat and cook 2 minced garlic cloves until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Pour in 1 cup half and half and bring it to a gentle simmer, stirring often, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in 4 oz diced ham and 1 cup frozen peas and cook until the peas are warm, about 2 minutes.
- Add the drained pasta to the sauce along with 1/4 cup reserved pasta water, tossing gently to coat; add more pasta water by the tablespoon if the sauce is too thick.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper to finish.
Note Swap the ham for smoked salmon or diced cooked chicken. Leftovers keep refrigerated up to two days and reheat gently over low heat with a splash of water. Serve with a bitter green salad and crusty bread.
On the label
MILK, CREAM, CONTAINS 1.5% OR LESS OF: WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CARRAGEENAN, POTASSIUM CITRATE, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, COLOR ADDED*.
Land O Lakes, cream, serving 30 ml, package ONE QUART/946 mL. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as half and half. Half of it left? Use up the half and half.