Pea & ham pasta
Celebrate peas being in season with this classic combination. This quick and easy pasta dish takes less than 20 minutes to make
ingredients
- 200g conchiglione pasta
- 160g podded peas
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 100g cooked ham
- 150ml double cream
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 40g parmesan, grated, plus extra to serve
Direction
- STEP 1
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then cook the pasta following pack instructions, about 9 mins. Around 3 mins before the pasta is cooked, add the peas.
- STEP 2
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion for 5 mins until soft but not golden. Add the ham, double cream, lemon juice and parmesan, then season and mix well. Remove from the heat.
- STEP 3
Drain the pasta and peas (keeping a mugful of the cooking water) and return them to the pan. Tip in the creamy ham mixture and stir everything together to combine. If the mixture seems a little dry, add some of the reserved cooking water to loosen it a little. Serve with extra parmesan on top, if you like.