Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, penne pesto with ham. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, then throw in the pasta. Drain everything well, then tip into a pasta bowl (or back into the saucepan). Stir in the ham, pesto and crème fraîche until. Penne Pesto with Ham step by step.

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have penne pesto with ham using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Penne Pesto with Ham:

1. Make ready 200 grams cooked penne pasta, keep a cup of pasta water
2. Prepare 3 garlic cloves minced
3. Make ready 3 tbsp of pesto genovese (blended basil, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts)
4. Take 3 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
5. Make ready 1/2 cup ham, sliced in strips
6. Get 1/4 cup shredded or shaved parmesan
7. Take pepper
8. Prepare 1/4 cup chopped basil

On medium heat, quickly fry the ham in a non stick pan with a tsp of oil, set aside. Saute (dont brown pls) minced garlic in oil in medium heat and add the cooked penne pasta. Add the pesto, pasta water, pepper and toss. Increase the heat a bit and add the ham.

Instructions to make Penne Pesto with Ham:

1. On medium heat, quickly fry the ham in a non stick pan with a tsp of oil, set aside.
2. Saute (dont brown pls) minced garlic in oil in medium heat and add the cooked penne pasta. Add the pesto, pasta water, pepper and toss.
3. Increase the heat a bit and add the ham. After 2 min, remove from fire and toss half of the parmesan cheese.
4. Plate up and garnish with extra parmesan and chopped basil.
5. Note: ham and cheese will provide the salt you need so dont be tempted. You can add chilli flakes if you like the bite! Have fun! :-)

Add the pesto, pasta water, pepper and toss. Increase the heat a bit and add the ham. Fry slices of Parma ham in a dry frying pan over medium heat until crispy; set aside. Add spinach and cherry tomatoes to the pan; cook and stir until spinach has wilted. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.

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