Pasta with ham & minty pea pesto

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• Frantic Flapjack

  12 March 2013

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The minty pesto was a lovely creamy green but unfortunately this sauce was very bland. Okay for a quick mid-week meal but nothing special.

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• kasia

  16 March 2013

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• Bethanwy

  21 March 2013

  Bethanwy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Brilliantly quick and it tastes just like spring! I think the leftovers would be great as a cold salad for work the next day - not that we had any left!

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• teija

  15 April 2013

  teija rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Replaced ham with salmon and added some broccoli for extra veg - very light and tasty

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• Lynsey

  17 April 2013

  Lynsey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Super quick and tasty.

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• anenglishrose

  29 April 2013

  anenglishrose rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A strange recipe, had to leave out the pasta as I'm wheat intolerant to substituted a handful of nuts. I didnt have any peas in my freezer so had to make do with sweetcorn. My local waitrose was all out of Creme fraîche so I used up the semi skimmed milk. The combination of nuts milk and sweetcorn just didnt work for me I couldn't bring myself to add Mint. I won't be trying this recipe again!

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• Fulvia

  29 April 2013

  Fulvia commented on this recipe

  @anenglishrose....you cooked nuts in a sweetcorn and milk sauce! the recipe was pasta with ham, mint and peas sauce!! I'm 100% sure you won't be cooking that anymore!!! :)))

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• anenglishrose

  29 April 2013

  anenglishrose commented on this recipe

  @Vulva I see what you mean Dear, I will try again with Ham. Thank you

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• Fulvia

  29 April 2013

  Fulvia commented on this recipe

  @anenglishrose No worries, I completely understand, my husband is celiac so not just wheat intolerant, but gluten free pasta is so common in every supermarket (and if you want even heathier versions, there are also brown rice or buckweath pasta)...also, the recipe is all about peas, which in springtime are at the best, so please do not omit them...finally Pecorino cheese is very important as gives the saltiness, if you do not have it, use parmesan and/or plenty of salt and black pepper to avoid a bland result! ham is the option, I think, but smoked salmon would be a nice alternative!

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• LisaV

  29 April 2013

  LisaV commented on this recipe

  don't usually visit this site for its comedy value so thank you english rose and fulvia for the bonus giggle! Recipe also good with the addition of asparagus (with either ham or salmon)

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• Denise

  29 April 2013

  Denise rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Enjoyed this simple dish, added some finely chopped spring onions to the sauce . I love this site but it would be very helpful if herbs were expressed in grams, I grow my own and can only assume that a bunch is a shop quantity.

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• Heather

  29 April 2013

  Heather rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Tried this tonight - I had everything in the cupboard & fridge. Just made one portion - very easy to scale down. Quick & tasty - I added a goodngring of black pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice as I dished up. Good tasty, quick & easy store cupboard meal, with or without the ham.

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• Pascal

  29 April 2013

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• messymonkey

  29 April 2013

  messymonkey commented on this recipe

  Anenglish rose are you for real? You cooked a recipe with 6 ingredients without 4 of them & reviewed it & then called somebody "vulva" - have you been drinking too much of the cooking wine ?

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• AngieD.

  29 April 2013

  AngieD. commented on this recipe

  anenglishrose- you are either rather dim or a comedy genius, this has put a smile on my face, I might even try the recipe too! As stated above, of course!

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• yougotkegged

  02 May 2013

  yougotkegged rated and commented on this recipe

  

  wasn't particularly impressed - as another reviewer has said, this was quite bland. Won't be making it again

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• Lynsey

  08 May 2013

  Lynsey commented on this recipe

  Quick dish for mid week

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Ingredients

• 400g pasta shapes
• 400g frozen peas , defrosted
• ½ bunch mint , leaves picked
• 50g grated Parmesan or pecorino, plus extra to serve (optional)
• 100g half-fat crème fraîche
• 175g thinly sliced smoked ham , shredded

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Serves 4

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Prep 10 mins

Cook 12 mins

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Ingredients

• 400g pasta shapes
• 400g frozen peas , defrosted
• ½ bunch mint , leaves picked
• 50g grated Parmesan or pecorino, plus extra to serve (optional)
• 100g half-fat crème fraîche
• 175g thinly sliced smoked ham , shredded

PER SERVING

487 kcalories, protein 30.0g, carbohydrate 65.0g, fat 12.0 g, saturated fat 6.0g, fibre 7.0g, sugar 5.0g, salt 1.3 g

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