PASTA WITH HAM & MINTY PEA PESTO

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Serve your choice of pasta with ham and a vivid green sauce made from peas, mint and crème fraîche

Provided by Lucy Netherton

Categories     Dinner, Main course

Time 22m

Number Of Ingredients 6

400g pasta shapes
400g frozen pea , 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

Steps:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 487 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 65 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 30 grams protein, Sodium 1.3 milligram of sodium

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