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James Beard's Pleasant Pasta
A quick and easy pasta with ham, sugar snap peas, and modest amounts of butter and cream with just 8 PointsPlus
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 ounces pasta (I used gluten-free brown rice rotini)
- 8 ounces sugar snap peas or snow peas
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup finely cut prosciutto or good-quality ham
- 1/3 cup cream
- Salt & freshly ground pepper to taste
- Freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Instructions
- 1
Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water, according the package instructions. Add the peas during the last minute or two of cooking and drain when the pasta is done.
- 2
Once drained, return the pasta and peas to the pot.
- 3
Add the butter and toss the mixture around until the butter melts and coats the pasta. Add the ham and cream and toss well to combine everything. Add the salt and pepper to taste and toss again.
- 4
Serve hot with grated cheese.