Pasta Primavera With Smoky Ham

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 ounces bow tie pasta (about 2 1/2 cups)
• 12 thin asparagus spears, stems trimmed,stalks thinly sliced into rounds,tips left whole
• 1/2 large red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 6 ounces smoked ham, diced
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup canned low sodium chicken broth
• 2 1/2 tablespoons coarse-grained dijon mustard

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water 7 minutes.
• 2 add asparagus and cook 3 minutes.
• 3 add bell pepper.
• 4 boil until pasta and asparagus are just tender but still firm to bite and bell pepper strips are slightly softened, about 30 seconds longer.
• 5 drain well.
• 6 meanwhile, stir ham in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until beginning to brown, about 3 minutes.
• 7 add cream.
• 8 chicken broth and mustard and boil sauce 2 minutes, stirring up and browned bits.
• 9 add pasta mixture to skillet.
• 10 toss until sauce coats pasta mixture, about 2 minutes.
• 11 season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.