📋 Healthy Leftover Creamy Ham Pasta with Peas Recipe
Use up that leftover ham and leftover mascarpone cheese with this Healthy Leftover Creamy Ham Pasta & Peas recipe! It's a quick, easy and delicious leftover ham recipe in 30 minutes!
Servings 6 servings
Calories 356kcal
Ingredients
- 1 375 g - box of pasta (spiral, rigatoni, fusilli etc)
- 2 cups leftover ham, chopped into ½ inch cubes
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 28 oz - can diced tomatoes and juices 798 mls
- 1 ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ cup mascarpone cheese
- 1 500 g -bag of frozen green peas about 2 cups. defrosted
- 1 284 ml can of mushrooms
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon basil
Garnish:
- parmesan cheese
- basil sprinkles for garnish
Instructions
- Cook pasta, as per package directions until al dente. Drain and set aside.1 375 g - box of pasta (spiral, rigatoni, fusilli etc)
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, fry ham with onions until onions are soft.2 cups leftover ham, chopped into ½ inch cubes, 1 onion, finely chopped
- Add chicken broth, then add tomatoes and garlic.½ cup chicken broth, 1 28 oz - can diced tomatoes and juices 798 mls, 1 ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- Whisk in mascarpone cheese and mix until incorporated. Cook for 10 more minutes over medium-low heat.½ cup mascarpone cheese
- Then add frozen peas and canned mushrooms and cook for 5 more minutes.1 500 g -bag of frozen green peas, 1 284 ml can of mushrooms
- Add pasta, basil, and oregano to the skillet and mix. Or at this point, you can simply mix them in the serving bowl you plan to use.½ teaspoon oregano, ½ teaspoon basil
Garnish:
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and basil.parmesan cheese, basil sprinkles for garnish
Notes
🌡️Storage
Store this leftover ham recipe in an airtight sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Top Tip
Whenever I make one of my recipes with mascarpone cheese, like my No Bake Black Forest Tiramisu or my Raspberry Tiramisu Cutie Pies, I always have leftovers. This recipe gets two birds with one stone because it uses up both my leftover mascarpone cheese and leftover ham!
I recently made My carrot cake doughnut muffins for a potluck and only used a very small amount of mascarpone, so this was the perfect recipe to use up the rest. Mascarpone cheese freezes really well, so I just left it in the freezer until I was ready to make this!
Nutrition
Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 512mg | Potassium: 160mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 265IU | Vitamin C: 1.6mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1.1mg
