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🍝 Creamy Pasta with Peas, Ham, and Thyme

615 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Fill a large pot with about 5 liters of water and add salt. Bring the water to a boil.
  2. 2. Wash the thyme and pat it dry with a kitchen towel.
  3. 3. Strip the thyme leaves from the stems and chop the leaves finely.
  4. 4. Set aside the empty thyme stems, you will need them later.
  5. 5. Peel the onion and cut it into small cubes.
  6. 6. Grate the Parmesan finely and set it aside.
  7. 7. Add the saved thyme stems to the boiling salted water.
  8. 8. Add the pasta to the water and cook it for about 8 minutes until al dente (firm to the bite).
  9. 9. After about 6 minutes, add the peas to the pot and cook them along with the pasta.
  10. 10. Take about 100 milliliters of the cooking water and set it aside.
  11. 11. Drain the pasta and peas in a colander and let them drain well.
  12. 12. Heat a pan over medium heat.
  13. 13. Fry the onion cubes and the ham cubes together in the pan for about 3 minutes.
  14. 14. Add the finely chopped thyme leaves to the pan and stir briefly.
  15. 15. Stir the cream cheese and the reserved cooking water into the pan.
  16. 16. Mix everything well until a creamy sauce forms.
  17. 17. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
  18. 18. Add the drained pasta and peas back into the pan with the sauce.
  19. 19. Mix the pasta well with the sauce so that everything is evenly coated.
  20. 20. Plate the pasta onto serving plates.
  21. 21. Sprinkle the freshly grated Parmesan over the finished pasta.
  22. 22. Serve the dish immediately and enjoy your meal!

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