Bow Ties Alfredo With Ham and Peas (Or Broccoli)

Bow Ties Alfredo With Ham and Peas (Or Broccoli)

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Servings: 6

    • Ingredients

  • 3/4 lbbow tie pasta
  • 1cup frozen peas or 2cupscooked broccoli florets
  • 2tablespoonsflour
  • 1cupmilk
  • 1tablespoonbutter
  • 3garlic cloves, chopped
  • 4ouncescream cheese
  • 1/4 cupgrated parmesan cheese
  • 3/4 teaspoonsalt( seems like alot but isn’t salty)
  • 1/4 teaspoonblack pepper
  • 1/4 lbsliced lean ham, cut into slivers

    • Directions

  • Bring large of lightly salted water to boiling.
  • Add pasta; cook 12 minutes or until firm but tender.
  • Add peas for last 3 minutes of cooking.
  • Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water; drain water.
  • Meanwhile, shake together flour and milk in jar with tight-fitting lid until blended.
  • Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add garlic, saute 1 minute.
  • Whisk in milk mixture.
  • Simmer 3 minutes.
  • Whisk in cream cheese, 2 tablespoons parmesan, salt and pepper.
  • Simmer, whisking, 2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Toss together pasta, peas or broccoli, sauce and ham in large bowl.
  • Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of reserved pasta water, tossing to make creamy sauce.
  • Top with remaining parmesan.
  • Serve hot.

    • Reviews

  • “Spectacular. We really enjoyed this meal so much. I chose to use the peas instead of broccoli. Loved the creamy garlic alfredo sauce. The ham just rounded out this incredible tasting dish. Thanks RecipeNut.”

  • “My kind of meal! I made it exactly as stated using peas instead of the broccoli.The alfredo sauce was so rich and creamy.This is an easy dish to make and oh so flavorful, something I will be making over and over again.Thanks for sharing this great recipe.:-)”

  • “Wow, the garlic really stood out in this recipe! I used fresh garden peas and bacon when I made it. The other nice thing about this dish was how quickly it came together. I went from chopping the bacon to licking my plate clean in half an hour.”

  • “This was a very yummy dish! Had my 5 yr old DS help me w/ preparation – he loves to whisk & stir! A great addition to my recipes! We’ll be having this one often! I made this w/ the peas, extra garlic – & then when it was completely finished & ready to serve, I sprinkled it w/ Parmesan & Roman cheeses. MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm good! Thanks for sharing!”

  • “Very good, I’ve made this a few times now and it is very yummy and easy.One time I did forget to save the cooking water from the pasta and it makes a huge difference in the texture of this dish.Now I keep a measuring cup in the sink so I can’t forget when i drain the pasta!Thanks for posting love this recipe!”

  • “This was a wonderful pasta salad.The cream cheese gave this a wonderful added flavor and I will be fixing this many many times again.I can also see fixing this with maybe some shrimp and avocado in place of the ham and peas.Thanks so much for sharing this.Prepared for PAC Fall/2008.”

  • “This recipe had 2 key elements I love in a dish – quick preparation and all the ingredients were on hand!I used boneless chicken breast that I sauteed in olive oil along with chopped onion and minced garlic.I added the 1T butter right in the pan, stirred in the flour and milk mix, cooked ’til thickened, then stirred in the cheeses and seasonings.I drained the farfalle and peas, stirred it in along with the 1/2c. reserved pasta water, and presto!dinner was ready.Even my DD loved it!”

  • “Very good, quick dinner. Needed a meal for my in-laws on their anniversary (they stopped for a visit) –this was good enough and ‘fancy’ enough to serve to company and I loved that I had all the ingredients on hand. We all really enjoyed it, even my children. An added bonus –I got to use up some of our left-over Christmas ham!”

  • “Boy, this the spot! Best of all, it didn’t leave us feeling horrible after eating it. DH always gives me a look when I tell him we’re having the lower fat version of certain recipes. I got that look tonight when I told him that we were having low fat alfredo. I chose the pea option and will have fun experimenting with other add-ins in the future. He and I both thought this recipe was delicious. I didn’t use all the reserved water and forgot to top it with parmesan and it was still great. Thanks for posting the recipe. I’ll be making this again.”

  • “This was pretty good.. a little rich but not bad.. Only changes were using ziti pasta because I did not have bowtie and I used canned peas”

  • “I made mine with broccoli that I pan roasted as the water boiled. This was a great way to use up left over ham and the creamy sauce is rich but not too heavy. I even made mine with skim milk and you’d never know! This ones a keeper for sure.”

  • “This recipe was 4 stars but the ALFREDO was Spectacular. It is thick so be sure to reserve the water from the pasta, I forgot to as soon as I poured it into my strainer.
    This dish is versatile. The peas were perfect but you could sub asparagus, chicken, and possibly fire roasted tomatoes or peppers. Too many options.”

  • “Wow! Three helpings later I can say this was delicious! I used 2 small cans of canned ham, and doubled the alfredo sauce. In the sauce I used heavy cream instead of the milk and flour. Since I doubled the sauce, I did not use the pasta water. It was done in under half an hour and will be added to our pasta rotation. Easy and delicious. It doesn’t get any better than taht!”

  • “Love it.Made as written except I used penne pasta”

  • “This was good, but next time I think I would make it with heavy cream instead of the milk/flour.Used fresh peas from the Farmers Market and that was delicious.”

  • “Good and easy. I used broccoli.”

  • “Very, very good.I tried this with ham and peas.I can see Chicken and broccoli or shrimp and peas working well with this too.”

  • “Very tasty and comforting fare.It fed 4 of us — barely.I didn’t need to use the pasta water, as the sauce was just right for the amount of pasta.The garlic was almost a bit overpowering; next time I would use 2 cloves max.Thanks for posting!”

  • “This is now my favorite leftover ham recipe. Thanks for sharing!”

  • “YUMMY!Im trying to use up left over ham and this was perfect!The sauce was really good with the ham”

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