Quick and Creamy Bow Tie Pasta Toss

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Quick and Creamy Bow Tie Pasta TossBow tie pasta, or farfalle, works great in this quick dinner because the ridges and holes hold the rich, creamy sauce. Penne, rotini and fusilli pasta would also be wonderful in this dish.8 user reviews.

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Quick and Creamy Bow Tie Pasta Toss

This recipe makes 6 servings

Nutritional Info
Per each of 6 servings: about	-
cal	484484 cal
pro	17 g17g pro
total fat	22 g22g total fat
sat. fat	11 g11g sat. fat
carb	54 g54g carb
dietary fibre	5 g5g dietary fibre
sugar	5 g5g sugar
chol	60 mg60mg chol
sodium	712 mg712mg sodium
potassium	413 mg413mg potassium
% RDI:	-
calcium	1111 calcium
iron	2626 iron
vit A	3131 vit A
vit C	6868 vit C
folate	6868 folate

Bow tie pasta, or farfalle, works great in this quick dinner because the ridges and holes hold the rich, creamy sauce. Penne, rotini and fusilli pasta would also be wonderful in this dish.

Ingredients

1 pkg (350 g) bow tie pasta 1 1pkg (350 g) pkg (350 g)bow tie pasta
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 2tbsp tbspextra virgin olive oil
1 onion , diced1 1oniononions, diced
1 small eggplant , (about 12 oz/340 g), chopped1 1small eggplant, (about 12 oz/340 g), chopped
1 zucchini , chopped1 1zucchinizucchinis, chopped
1 sweet red pepper , chopped1 1sweet red pepper, chopped
5 oz (140 g) Black Forest ham , diced5 5oz (140 g) oz (140 g)Black Forest ham, diced
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/2 1/2cup cupchopped fresh parsley
1/2 tsp grated lemon zest 1/2 1/2tsp tspgrated lemon zest
1 pkg (250 g) Canadian Cream cheese 1 1pkg (250 g) pkg (250 g)Canadian Cream cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil 1/4 1/4cup cupchopped fresh basil
1/3 cup shredded or shaved Canadian Parmesan cheese 1/3 1/3cup cupshredded or shaved Canadian Parmesan cheese

Preparation

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm, about 12 minutes. Drain, reserving 1-1/2 cups of the cooking liquid. Set aside.

Meanwhile, in large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion and eggplant, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes.

Stir in zucchini, red pepper, ham, half of the parsley and the lemon zest; cook, stirring, for 4 minutes.

Stir in cream and reserved cooking liquid; simmer until cheese is melted and smooth, about 4 minutes.

Stir in pasta, basil and remaining parsley, tossing to coat. Serve with Parmesan cheese.