Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, penne pesto with ham. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Penne Pesto with Ham is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Penne Pesto with Ham is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook penne pesto with ham using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Penne Pesto with Ham:
- Make ready 200 grams cooked penne pasta, keep a cup of pasta water
- Make ready 3 garlic cloves minced
- Prepare 3 tbsp of pesto genovese (blended basil, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts)
- Take 3 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
- Prepare 1/2 cup ham, sliced in strips
- Make ready 1/4 cup shredded or shaved parmesan
- Prepare pepper
- Get 1/4 cup chopped basil
Steps to make Penne Pesto with Ham:
- 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. After 2 min, remove from fire and toss half of the parmesan cheese.
- Plate up and garnish with extra parmesan and chopped basil.
- 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! :-)
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