Creamy Pasta with Ham and Peas

This is easy and fast. Everyone likes it too.

Ingredients:

1 lb. bow tie pasta
1 1/2 cups of peas
1 cup diced onion
8 oz. tub mascarpone cheese, or whatever you choose
12 oz. ham, cut into 1 inch strips
juice from 1 lemon
1/2 tsp. salt, and pepper

Directions:

Cook your pasta per box instructions. Add peas a minute before pasta is done.

While cooking your pasta melt 1 Tbsp. of butter in frying pan over medium heat, add onion and cook about 4 minutes, add your cheese and ham stirring occasionally until it's all heated about 3 minutes more. Reduce heat to low to keep warm.

Drain pasta and peas. Save one cup of pasta water.

Add pasta and peas to sauce, along with lemon juice, 1/2 tsp. salt and black pepper. Toss to combine. Add some of pasta water if needed to make a light creamy sauce.

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cooking Time: 10 Minutes

By coville123 from Brockville, Ontario

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