Creamy Bow-Tie Pasta with Spring Vegetables and Ham

Name: Creamy Bow-Tie Pasta with Spring Vegetables and Ham
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 frozen soft white or crusty wheat dinner rolls (from 12.4-oz bag); 1 cup uncooked bow-tie (farfalle) pasta (2 oz); 4 oz fresh asparagus, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces (3/4 cup); 1/2 cup ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots, quartered lengthwise; 1/4 cup frozen sweet peas; 3/4 cup cooked ham strips (1x1/4 inch); 1/4 cup light garlic-and-herbs spreadable cheese (from 6.5-oz container); 1 teaspoon butter or margarine, softened; 1/8 teaspoon dried dill weed

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Creamy Bow-Tie Pasta with Spring Vegetables and Ham

Prep 35 min
Total 35 min
Ingredients 9
Servings 2

Tired of too-big pasta recipes? Try a just-for-two dinner that's big on veggie goodness.

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated March 5, 2010

Ingredients

2 frozen soft white or crusty wheat dinner rolls (from 12.4-oz bag)
1 cup uncooked bow-tie (farfalle) pasta (2 oz)
4 oz fresh asparagus, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces (3/4 cup)
1/2 cup ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots, quartered lengthwise
1/4 cup frozen sweet peas
3/4 cup cooked ham strips (1x1/4 inch)
1/4 cup light garlic-and-herbs spreadable cheese (from 6.5-oz container)
1 teaspoon butter or margarine, softened
1/8 teaspoon dried dill weed

Steps

1

Bake rolls as directed on bag.
2

Meanwhile, in 4-quart saucepan, cook pasta as directed on package, adding asparagus, carrots and peas the last 6 minutes of cooking time. After adding vegetables, return to boiling; cook until pasta is tender and vegetables are crisp-tender. Drain; return to saucepan.
3

Add ham and spreadable cheese to pasta mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until cheese is melted and smooth.
4

Remove rolls from oven. Brush with butter; sprinkle with dill weed. Serve warm with pasta mixture.

You can use broccoli in place of the asparagus for a change of pace.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 430

Calories from Fat: 140

Total Fat: 16g; 25%

Saturated Fat: 7g; 35%

Trans Fat: 1 1/2g

Cholesterol: 50mg; 17%

Sodium: 1350mg; 56%

Potassium: 540mg; 16%

Total Carbohydrate: 49g; 16%

Dietary Fiber: 4g; 17%

Sugars: 11g

Protein: 23g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 90%; 90%

Vitamin C: 10%; 10%

Calcium: 15%; 15%

Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;