ham and pea Bucatini

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If you have followed me for long, you’ve heard me talk about my dad and his love for pork. It seriously doesn’t matter what cut of pork it is.
We often ate ham growing up, and now when he cooks it he sends some to my house since it is just him and my mom at home. I never mind, his ham is always perfect.
So I had a lot of ham this time, we made a few sandwiches and ate it as a meal and still had a few pieces left.
I chopped it up and decided to make this pasta. It is such an easy pasta and very filling.

Ingredients:
1 lb bucatini pasta
1 stick butter
2 tbsp flour
1/2 to 1 cup pasta water
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup peas
1 cup chopped ham
2 to 3 tsp slap ya mama seasoning
Directions:
Boil noodles according to package and set aside
Melt butter in pan
Add flour and cook for about a minute until combined
Add pasta water
Add heavy cream
Add peas and ham
Bring to a boil, allowing it to thicken
Add slap ya mama
Taste test
Add pasta and serve!