Our new favorite way to use leftover ham is in this creamy pasta recipe.
The fact that it’s a 20-minute, one-pot dinner may have something to do with it.
Ingredients
1(9-oz.
Credit: Blaine Moats
)pkg.refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini
12cuppeas
1Tbsp.butter
1cupcubed ham
2cupfresh arugula
12cuphalf-and-half
14cupParmesan cheese
Directions
Cook one 9-oz.
refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini according to package directions, adding 1/2 cup peas the last 2 minutes.
Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
In same pot, melt 1 Tbsp.
Add 1 cup cubed ham; cook 2 minutes or until heated through.
Stir in 2 cups arugula until wilted.
Stir in 1/2 cup half-and-half; bring to boiling.
Reduce heat; simmer 2 to 3 minutes or until thickened.
Stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and pasta mixture; heat through.
Stir in reserved cooking liquid, if necessary.
2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
