Easy Creamy Ham and Cheese Pasta {Tagliatelle Recipe}

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Easy Creamy Ham and Cheese Pasta {Tagliatelle Recipe}

This creamy ham pasta is the ultimate quick comfort food - silky ribbons of pasta tossed in a rich parmesan cream sauce with shredded ham leftovers. Ready in under 20 minutes, it’s the perfect weeknight dinner that tastes restaurant-worthy with hardly any effort.

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: cheese and ham pasta, cheesy, cheesy pasta, pasta, tagliatelle

Servings: people

Calories: 833kcal

Author: Vikkie Lee

Equipment

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic minced
1 Red onion diced (or shallot)
200 g Cooked ham shredded or diced
80 g Cream cheese
50 ml Milk
30 g Parmesan cheese grated
200 g Fresh tagliatelle Or 150-200g dried tagliatelle
Pinch Black pepper

Instructions

Sauté the diced onion in oil until soft, then add garlic for 20–30 seconds.
1 clove garlic, 1 Red onion, 1 tablespoon olive oil
Add shredded ham hock and warm through.
Stir in cream cheese and the splash of milk until smooth, then melt in Parmesan.
200 g Cooked ham, 80 g Cream cheese, 50 ml Milk, 30 g Parmesan cheese
Cook the tagliatelle pasta in salted boiling water for 2-3 minutes until it floats to the top. (reserve ½ cup of pasta water).
200 g Fresh tagliatelle
Add the ½ cup of pasta water to the cheese and ham mixture, then drain and toss the pasta into the sauce, the black pepper and stir well before serving with fresh parsley.
Pinch Black pepper

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