al dente pasta with ham and peas
1 bag Al Dente® Pasta
2 tbsp. butter
1 small onion, chopped
2-3 cups diced ham
1 cup heavy cream or half and half
16 oz. bag of frozen peas
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
toasted almonds or pinenuts for garnish.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. In a skillet, melt butter over low heat. Saute onion, stirring until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the ham and cream. In the meantime, add pasta and peas to boiling, salted water. Test pasta after 3 minutes. When “tender, but firm”, drain and toss pasta and peas with cream mixture and Parmesan Cheese. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with toasted nuts, if desired.
serves 6
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My grandaugher is a finicky eater. She is 3 years old and will only eat noodles. Well, after cooking many meals that she rejected I decided that noodles it is and I bought lots of Al Dente pasta at the supermaket near their house (Byerlys). We tried all the Al Dente recipes. This one with ham and peas was her favorite. I used Niman Ranch Ham Steak and cut it into cubes. Otherwise i kept it the same and both she and her brother couldn’t get enough.
thank you Al Dente for keeping us all happy that week.
Kids are some of Al Dente’s most devoted fans and hopefully will keep us in business for another 29 years. Here’s to the next generation of pasta eaters!