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Pasta shells with ham and minted peas

The classic comfort combo of ham and peas gets a fresh springtime spin in this delicious pasta dish

The classic comfort combo of ham and peas gets a fresh springtime spin in this delicious pasta dish

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Cooking Time

Cook: 25 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 52p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 299g serving contains

Energy
1752kj
419kcal
21%
Fat
6.0g
Med
9%
Saturates
1.2g
Low
6%
Sugars
3.9g
Low
4%
Salt
0.99g
Med
17%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
586kj/140kcal

Ingredients

300g Asda Conchiglie pasta

1tbsp rapeseed oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

325g frozen peas

10g mint, leaves chopped

½ reduced-salt vegetable stock cube, made up to 120ml

150g pack Asda Thick Sliced Oven-Baked Dry Cured Ham

Method

1
Add the pasta to a large pan of boiling water. Bring back to the boil, stir once, then simmer fast, uncovered, for 10-12 mins.
2
Meanwhile, heat the oil in another pan and cook the garlic over a low setting for 2 mins. Add the peas, mint and stock and bring to the boil. Simmer, uncovered, for 4-5 mins until tender but still with a little bite. Drain and mash roughly with a potato masher.
3
Cut the ham into strips. Add to the peas then heat through.
4
Drain the pasta in a colander. Return to the pan with the pea and ham mixture. Toss together then serve immediately.