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🍝 Creamy Pasta with Peas, Ham, and Thyme
615 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- Salt pinch
- Thyme, fresh 15 g
- Onions, yellow 1 pc.
- Parmesan 50 g
- Penne Rigate 500 g
- Peas, frozen 350 g
- Cream cheese, plain 100 g
- Ham cubes 250 g
- Pepper, black ground pinch
Instructions
- 1. Fill a large pot with about 5 liters of water and add salt. Bring the water to a boil.
- 2. Wash the thyme and pat it dry with a kitchen towel.
- 3. Strip the thyme leaves from the stems and chop the leaves finely.
- 4. Set aside the empty thyme stems, you will need them later.
- 5. Peel the onion and cut it into small cubes.
- 6. Grate the Parmesan finely and set it aside.
- 7. Add the saved thyme stems to the boiling salted water.
- 8. Add the pasta to the water and cook it for about 8 minutes until al dente (firm to the bite).
- 9. After about 6 minutes, add the peas to the pot and cook them along with the pasta.
- 10. Take about 100 milliliters of the cooking water and set it aside.
- 11. Drain the pasta and peas in a colander and let them drain well.
- 12. Heat a pan over medium heat.
- 13. Fry the onion cubes and the ham cubes together in the pan for about 3 minutes.
- 14. Add the finely chopped thyme leaves to the pan and stir briefly.
- 15. Stir the cream cheese and the reserved cooking water into the pan.
- 16. Mix everything well until a creamy sauce forms.
- 17. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
- 18. Add the drained pasta and peas back into the pan with the sauce.
- 19. Mix the pasta well with the sauce so that everything is evenly coated.
- 20. Plate the pasta onto serving plates.
- 21. Sprinkle the freshly grated Parmesan over the finished pasta.
- 22. Serve the dish immediately and enjoy your meal!
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 615
- Protein: 40 g · Fett/Fat: 20 g · Carbs: 63 g