Creamy Ham & Pea Pasta | 15 Minute Meal

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated cheese blend

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories

ham

🥗Healthier: turkey ham

💰Cheaper: cooked chicken

Turkey ham is lower in fat, while cooked chicken is often less expensive

Get a large pot on the hob and add in some pasta.

Add a vegetable stock cube to the pot.

Cover the pasta with boiling water.

Put the pot on a simmer for about 8 minutes until the pasta is nearly done.

Add frozen peas to the pot and cook for another 4 minutes until the peas and pasta are cooked.

Remove about 3/4 of a cup of the pasta water and set it aside.

Drain the pasta and put it back in the sauce pan.

Add cream cheese to the pasta and mix it in.

Add a little bit of the retained pasta water at a time until the right consistency is reached.

Add chopped ham and garlic granules to the mixture and give it a good mix.

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