Ham Leftovers - Ham and Broccoli Pasta

Another day. Another meal with ham. It was 10 pounds after all. This time I made a ham and broccoli pasta with fresh orecchetti pasta. I made the pasta using the Cook's Illustrated recipe of a couple of cups of flour and a handful of eggs. Very simple really when done in the food processor. Once I had the pasta I rolled it into logs and cut little coins of pasta in my hand that I the shaped into the orecchetti. Boiled in water for about six minutes, it took a little longer than I thought it would, but was pretty good. The chewiness of fresh pasta was great for the shape. The rest of the pasta was a could handful or so of the ham diced up, a couple of heads of broccoli cut into bite sized pieces, garlic, a little onion, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. All tossed together with a lot of grated Parmesan cheese and a little of the pasta cooking water, it was pretty good for leftovers.