Pasta is great because it creates a palate for all of those leftover veggies and meats you have lying around in your fridge. (Not to suggest that I ignore my veggies and sometimes overstock meats! No sir, not I).I had a packaged Knorr Parma-Rosa sauce sitting around as well, and bam-shabam, lunch was served!
And what a satisfying meal it was! The combination of the sweet corn with the salty ham and savory sauce was really nice, and the green peppers were a natural fit. The zucchini gave just a subtle crunch with not an overwhelming flavor. Seriously I couln't have made a better combination if I had planned it! (It really was, 'a little of this, a little of that' in the pan).
Vegetarians, a note to you: sub the ham for veg. ham or chicken and you have a great vegetarian lunch.
Be brave when you are making pasta! There is sooooo many things you can add to a basic tomato sauce, or a not so basic Parma-Rosa sauce (which is just a parmesean tomato sauce).
Keep in mind, any type of sauce will work. If you don't have a Knorr sauce mix or prefer a plain tomato one, that will be just as yummy. You have your own creative license over your pasta. If I was out of sauce mix, I would probably suggest an Alfredo sauce or blush sauce (tomato and Alfredo sauce combined).
Ingredients:
1 serving dry pasta ( I used vegetable fussili)
1 package Knorr Parma-Rosa sauce mix (+ 1/2 Tbsp. butter and 1 1/2 c. milk)
1/3 c. green zucchini, chopped into bite size pieces
1/4 c. frozen corn
1/4 c. green peppers, chopped
2 slices deli ham, sliced
parmesean cheese
Directions:
1. Put water on to boil for the pasta. Meanwhile begin pasta sauce and cook as directed on the package. Boil pasta according to package directions.
2. In a sautee pan, simmer one serving of sauce, zucchini, frozen corn, green peppers, and ham for about five minutes. Put cooked pasta and some parmesean cheese into the pan, combine, and serve. Top with additional parmesean cheese.
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