Creamy Bow Tie Pasta Salad with Prosciutto, Peas, Grapes, and Dried Cranberries

Name: Creamy Bow Tie Pasta Salad with Prosciutto, Peas, Grapes, and Dried Cranberries
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters dried cranberries; 680 grams farfalle (bow tie) pasta; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme; 2 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste; 177 milliliters seedless grapes, halved; 118 milliliters green onions, chopped; 12 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 pinch lemon pepper; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 79 milliliters 2% low-fat milk; 118 milliliters mayonnaise; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh oregano; 1 pinch paprika; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 340 grams packages frozen peas, thawed; 118 milliliters prosciutto, diced; 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste; 118 milliliters sour cream; 142 grams water chestnuts, drained and diced

Creamy Bow Tie Pasta Salad with Prosciutto, Peas, Grapes, and Dried Cranberries might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. One serving contains 376 calories, 11g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. If you have parmesan cheese, green onions, thyme, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Fill a large pot with lightly-salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has nearly cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes.

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Farfalle

Pasta

Water

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Pot

Drain well, and rinse with cold water in a colander set in the sink. While the pasta is boiling, cook the prosciutto in a small skillet over medium heat until crisp.

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Prosciutto

Pasta

Water

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Colander

Frying Pan

Drain on a paper towel-lined plate, and set aside.

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Paper Towels

Make the dressing by whisking together the mayonnaise, sour cream, milk, garlic, lemon zest and juice, lemon pepper, paprika, and red pepper flakes; season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Salt And Pepper

Lemon Pepper

Lemon Zest

Mayonnaise

Sour Cream

Paprika

Garlic

Juice

Milk

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Whisk

Place the drained pasta into a large mixing bowl and pour 3/4 of the dressing overtop; reserve the remaining dressing.

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Pasta

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Mixing Bowl

Add the peas, cranberries, grapes, green onion, water chestnuts, and Parmesan cheese; stir until the salad is evenly coated with the dressing. Cover and refrigerate at least an hour, or until ready to serve.

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Parmesan