Ham, Peas, & Creamy Noodles

This is simply delicious, easy, and a perfect use for leftover ham or in my case, purchased ham scraps. This is a one pot dish as well, no precooking the egg noodles. I made this on 15 Sep 2019 for the family, served 5 people, nearly everyone had seconds and it was well liked! I doubled this and I will say this doubles very easily. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, diced
250 grams dry egg noodles, (8 oz)
2 cups chicken broth, Shortcut
1 cup half and half, or whipping cream
500 grams cooked ham, diced, (1 lb)
1 cup frozen peas
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper, as desired

Optional, may or may not be needed

1 tablespoon corn starch
3 tablespoons cold water

Instructions

For the ham, I used 1 kilo (2 lbs) of smoked spiral cut ham scraps that was sold as a package from a ham producer (2 lbs for $5, and I was doubling the recipe so this worked out well. These are excellent quality and the flavor is perfect. On the left is the ham pieces from the package and in the bowl is diced and excess fat went to my parents dog, Buster.
Ham diced and ready to be used.
Melt the butter in a pot on medium high heat, when hot, add the onion and saute until lightly browned.
To the pot, add the egg noodles, broth, and half and half or cream. Stir, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
Add the ham. Cover and simmer until the egg noodles are tender.
Stir in the ham, cover, and let simmer until the noodles are tender.
Once the noodles are tender, if the sauce has not thickened, mix together the cornstarch and cold water, pour that into the pan and stir to thicken.
Season with salt and pepper, add the peas and lemon juice. I used the variant and used a mix of peas and carrots.
Stir in the peas, cover, and remove from heat for about 10 minutes to warm the vegetables through.
Serve and enjoy.