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Easy Ham and Cheese Pasta Salad

All in this easy ham and cheese pasta salad took about 15 minutes to pull together. Boiling water took longer than anything. My son ate all that I sent to school, and I had it for a few lunches. It was a hit.

Servings	Prep Time
6cups	10minutes

Cook Time

15minutes

Servings	Prep Time
6cups	10minutes

Cook Time

15minutes

Ingredients

2cups pastapick a fun shape. we used rotini spirals in this batch
12ounces peasone package of frozen peas, cooked
8ounces hamcut into 1/2 inch cubes
8ounces colby jack cheesecut into 1/2 inch cubes
1/3cup ranch dressing
cracked pepperto taste

Instructions

Cook pasta al dente and strain off the water. We don’t rinse pasta. It can get gummy if you do. Do toss it with a bit of olive oil to prevent it from sticking.
Cook peas just so they are bright green. You could either dip them in the boiling pasta water (blanching) or you can microwave a frozen pack per directions. Drain off any extra water.
Put all ingredients in a large bowl, and mix by hand.
Add cracked pepper if you like.
Separate into lunch containers, and refrigerate.