Penne Pesto with Ham
Penne Pesto with Ham

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

The ingredients needed to make Penne Pesto with Ham:
  1. Get 200 grams cooked penne pasta, keep a cup of pasta water
  2. Take 3 garlic cloves minced
  3. Take 3 tbsp of pesto genovese (blended basil, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts)
  4. Prepare 3 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
  5. Take 1/2 cup ham, sliced in strips
  6. Take 1/4 cup shredded or shaved parmesan
  7. Prepare pepper
  8. Take 1/4 cup chopped basil
Steps 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! :-)

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