Substitute Quorn for the ham, if you want to go vegetarian with this recipe for a really hearty, colourful meal – and try serving it on a bed of ‘tomato’ flavoured pasta for a real change.
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 100g dry pasta– spaghetti or tagliatelle works best
- ½ red pepper
- ½ green pepper
- 1 red onion, cut into slices
- 100g broccoli, cut into small florets
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 25g butter
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 100g small button mushrooms, washed and halved
- 200g cooked leg ham, cut into 2.5 cm chunks
- 2 tbsps grated parmesan cheese
Cooking Instructions
- Cook the pasta on the top of the stove, in a saucepan of boiling water, according to pack instructions.
- While the pasta is cooking prepare the topping in an 1100 watt microwave oven.
- Roughly chop the peppers into large chunks, put into a 1 litre oven-proof dish with the sliced onion, broccoli, garlic and the butter. Cover dish with a well-fitting lid or cling wrap and cook for 3 minutes on HIGH power, stirring once during cooking to coat all the vegetables in the sizzling butter.
- Stir in the oregano and the mushrooms, re-cover dish and continue to cook for a further 2 ½ – 3 minutes on HIGH power until vegetables are just ‘al-dente’ – cooked , but offering a little resistance when pierced with a knife.
- Stir in the chopped ham, re-cover dish, return dish to the oven and cook for 2 minutes on MEDIUM power (70% – 735 watts). Stir in the grated parmesan cheese.
- Leave to stand while draining the pasta. Transfer the pasta to a large, warm serving plate and serve immediately topped with the ‘stir fry’ mixture.
1500 watt oven
- Cook peppers for 3 minutes on MEDIUM power (70% – 1050 watts).
- Add mushrooms. Cook for 2 – 3 minutes on MEDIUM power (70% – 1050 watts).
- Add ham. Cook for 2 minutes on MEDIUM power (70% – 1050 watts).
1850 watt oven
- Cook peppers for 3 minutes on LOW power (50% -925 watts).
- Add mushrooms. Cook for 2 – 3 minutes on LOW power (50% – 925 watts).
- Add ham. Cook for 2 minutes on LOW power (50% – 925 watts).
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