Pasta with ham & minty pea pesto
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Pasta with ham & minty pea pesto

By Lucy Netherton

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Serve your choice of pasta with ham and a vivid green sauce made from peas, mint and crème fraîche

  • Prep:10 mins
    Cook:12 mins
  • Serves 4
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 487
  • fat 12g
  • saturates 6g
  • carbs 65g
  • sugars 5g
  • fibre 7g
  • protein 30g
  • salt 1.3g

Ingredients

  • 400g pasta shapes
  • 400g frozen peas, defrosted
  • ½ bunch mint, leaves picked
  • 50g grated parmesan or pecorino, plus extra to serve (optional)
  • 100g half-fat crème fraîche
  • 175g thinly sliced smoked ham, shredded

Method

  1. Cook the pasta following pack instructions, adding 200g of the peas for the final 1 min of cooking. Drain, reserving some of the cooking water.

  2. Meanwhile, blitz the rest of the peas, mint, half the Parmesan and the crème fraîche until smooth, then season. When the pasta is cooked, tip back into the pan on the heat and spoon in the pea cream, ham and the remaining Parmesan. Stir to coat the pasta evenly, adding the reserved water if it is too thick. Serve immediately, with extra Parmesan, if you like.

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