A quick and easy pasta with ham, sugar snap peas, and modest amounts of butter and cream with just 8 PointsPlus
Servings: 4
Calories:
Ingredients
8ouncespastaI used gluten-free brown rice rotini
8ouncessugar snap peas or snow peas
2tablespoonsbutter
½cupfinely cut prosciutto or good-quality ham
⅓cupcream
Salt & freshly ground pepper to taste
Freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Instructions
Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water, according the package instructions. Add the peas during the last minute or two of cooking and drain when the pasta is done.
Once drained, return the pasta and peas to the pot.
Add the butter and toss the mixture around until the butter melts and coats the pasta. Add the ham and cream and toss well to combine everything. Add the salt and pepper to taste and toss again.
Serve hot with grated cheese.
Recipe Notes
Nutritional Estimates Per Serving (¼th): 306 calories, 11.2 g fat, 37.2 g carbs, 0.9 g carbs, 13. 8 g protein and 8 WW PointsPlus value. The original recipe suggests spaghetti or fettucini, but I liked this with rotini. You could substitute peas for the sugar snaps or snow peas if you prefer