Creamy Ham and Tomato Penne

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    15mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    605
based on 3 ratings

Is there anything better than a creamy pasta dish? This is the ideal recipe to use up any leftover ham you have in the fridge.

recipe updated 25 Feb 2022

Ingredients

  • Sliced ham icon
    Sliced ham
    4 slices
  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    as needed
  • Penne icon
    Penne
    500 g
  • Frozen peas icon
    Frozen peas
    75 g
  • Crème fraîche icon
    Crème fraîche
    100 ml
  • Sundried tomato icon
    Sundried tomato
    75 g
  • Rocket icon
    Rocket
    75 g
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Large saucepan

Step preview

  1. Add water and salt to a clean large saucepan
  2. Boil - medium-high heat
  3. Add penne to the large saucepan
  4. Cook until al dente - 1 min, medium-high heat
  5. Add frozen peas to the large saucepan
  6. Cook - 1 min, medium-high heat
  7. Drain
  8. Return
  9. Add crème fraîche, sliced ham, sundried tomato and rocket to the large saucepan
  10. Stir until well combined
  11. Season with salt & pepper to taste
  12. Serve immediately
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